Sally Reid has been appointed the new chief executive of Argyll and Bute Council. Currently head of performance and human resources at Midlothian Council, she has previously held posts as the same council's business and performance manager and assistant to the chief executive. Council Leader Dick Walsh, said: ‘I believe she has just the right mix of experience and personal qualities to successfully guide the organisation through the challenges and opportunities ahead and to help us to meet our aim of becoming Scotland's leading rural area.' It follows the retirement of James McLellan, who has been chief executive for 13 years.
