Kirsty Winders

Assistant Director

About Kirsty, our Assistant Director.

BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science.

Kirsty has delivered a range of projects from leisure centre feasibility studies to management options appraisals and Council-wide leisure and wellbeing strategies.  Having worked for one of the UK’s leading leisure management companies she has operational experience and has knowledge of the private sector and current industry trends in relation to bidding for local authority contracts. Her business development experience gives Kirsty a strong commercial proficiency, having reviewed and provided financial and quality business plans for numerous leisure contracts across the UK. 

Outside of work Kirsty is actively involved in her daughters’ gymnastics club and loves to get out walking, she has participated in two ultra-marathon walks for charity and has more planned for the future.

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Kirsty’s Testimonials

“We couldn’t be happier with the support and commitment from the Max team, all technically and professionally excellent, this was crucial in our long-term project with difficult challenges. Just so nice and such a good and enjoyable team to work with. They really do capture and embrace the client’s key issues and concerns and are exceptional, in the quality of support, their knowledge and expertise and the respect and high regard they are held in across the wider leisure industry.”

Sue Drummond
Buckinghamshire Council

“Max Associates was appointed to deliver a Leisure and Wellbeing Strategy for the District, throughout the project they offered extensive experience and insight to the process of developing this strategy resulting in a clear and effective path forward for the Council to improve its services and deliver upon wider outcomes. Their flexible approach allowed for the development of a strategy which was in line with the Council’s ethos and aspirations. The management options appraisal provided an evidenced analysis from which the Council can now make informed decisions about the future delivery of the services.  I would have no hesitation in recommending Max Associates to carry out similar projects”

Angela Gillingham
Stroud District Council

“The level of detail in the financial analysis was impressive. The report has been taken forward to decision-makers and is regarded as a solid piece of work upon which implementation of leisure developments may be based. I would recommend Max’s services to any other council looking for delivery of similar projects.”

Michael Walker
Trafford Council

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