Interested in sport from an early age, Duncan played international squash representing Scotland from age 14 culminating in a full International Cap aged 19. Duncan completed a BA ‘Sport in the Community’ Degree majoring in ‘Management & Scientific Analysis of High-Performance Athletes’.
In January 2000 Duncan progressed from Sports Co-ordinator at Heriot-Watt University to Director of Sport at the University of Reading before becoming Managing Director and subsequently Chief Executive of Gosling Sports Park in Welwyn Garden City. In March 2008 Duncan moved to Neath Port Talbot to take up the role of Managing Director with Celtic Community Leisure, the first Leisure Trust established in Wales in 2003. After a very successful 6 years in South Wales, Duncan was appointed to his current post as Chief Executive of Wave Active now operating 15 sites across the Lewes District and Eastbourne Borough.
Beyond operating leisure sites, Duncan has been instrumental with the development of a new Wave Active Health brand which has the Aim of empowering independent health and wellbeing, through the design and delivery of behavioural change and activity programmes and pathways that help those suffering from injury, illness and health conditions.
Duncan is also currently working with Lewes District Council to bring traditional General Practice and Primary Healthcare Services to a healthy living, leisure centre environment, offering connected healthcare provision to the heart of the local Newhaven community under one roof.
