TO HER FALLING IN LOVE WITH SCOTLAND
She also, in her spare time, loves attending classical music concerts. And a love of rowing gives her another new perspective on Glasgow – seeing it from the Clyde.
MS Bolander said: “I think that one of the fantastic things about Glasgow is that the museums are free.
“I see museums very much like libraries, they are knowledge but in a different form and should be available to all citizens and, of course, the visitors who come here.
“That’s another cultural institution we have here – the RSNO, the Royal Conservatoire, Scottish Opera, Scottish Ballet. I am absolutely in the right place.”
Ms Bolander’s 20-year-old daughter is studying for a degree in Maine, America, while her son has just fin- ished sixth year and is looking to study aeronautical engineering at university.
With both children leaving home, it is a new personal chapter for Ms Bolander as well as a new work chapter.
A huge part of Ms Bolander’s new job will be to represent Glasgow on the world stage.
She added: “I want them to know Glasgow is like a phoenix bird that shines now in terms of culture and the creative industries.
“I think people still see Glasgow as the old industrial city which declined during the 80s but having seen Glasgow in its full glory, as it is today, it’s a very vibrant city and I have a feeling Glasgow is just about to burst out on the international scenes.
“And if I can help Glasgow i n any way to do that then I will be more than pleased with my performance.”