Birmingham City Council chief executive Dawn Baxendale is departing to take up a new post at Christchurch City Council in New Zealand after just over a year in post.
The departure follows the announcement that the authority is embarking on the next stage of its improvement programme in a bid to avoid a full government intervention.
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