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This week's major moves for council officers, outsourcers and government bodies. Chief officer Rose Younger has joined Dudley MBC as its new commercial and procurement chief officer. Her CV includes roles as a countryside conservation officer and commercial management roles with Surrey CC, Somerset CC and Buckinghamshire CC. Ms Younger has also represented England and Great Britain in water polo as team captain and goalie and is one of the most qualified civilian motorcyclists in the UK. She said: ‘I've had a varied career, and while I've loved all of my roles, coming to Dudley felt like coming home, everything just fitted. People here take a great pride in their work, and I hope that the work of my team will support them, by delivering savings and maximising income for the authority.' Chief executive Katherine Kerwell has been appointed as interim chief executive of Newham LBC to replace current chief Kim Bromley-Derry, who will retire at the end of this month. Ms Kerswell has been chief executive of councils at all levels of local government, including a stint at Northamptonshire CC from 2007-2010. She has since held numerous government posts, and was the first director general in the Cabinet Office to be responsible for civil service reform. Fort the past three years she ran health care support services at Capita. Directors Rutland CC has overhauled its senior management structure. Tim O'Neill will now be strategic director of people and director of children's services while former deputy director of people Mark Andrews will be the council's director of people and director of adult services. Deputy director for resources Sav Della Roca becomes Rutland's new strategic director for resources, replacing Debbie Mogg, who has left to join South Kesteven DC. Rutland's head of legal and corporate governance Phillip Horsfield has been appointed deputy director of corporate governance and the council's monitoring officer. Jayne Ivory has started as new director of children's services at Blackburn with Darwen Council. Ms Ivory has experience as a frontline social worker from 1992 to 1999 before becoming team manager at Blackpool Council, and then joining the National Adoption Inspection Team. She has most recently worked for Cumbria CC, Wigan MBC and in children's services in Sunderland. Ms Ivory said: ‘I am incredibly passionate about social work, and know the real difference that good social workers and excellent frontline practitioners can make to children and families. ‘I want to ensure that we work to the strengths of these partnerships and frontline practices so that all children's outcomes are improved.' She takes over the role from Linda Clegg. Barry Scarr has been appointed executive director of finance and deputy chief executive of Northumberland CC. He makes the move from Sunderland City Council. Working group MEP Derek Vaughan will chair a working group for the Welsh Assembly to develop a shared agenda for local Government reform. He will be joined by councillors Debbie Wilcox, Andrew Morgan, Hugh Evans, Emlyn Dole, Peter Fox and Rob Stewart from the Welsh Local Government Association, Welsh Government Minister Alun Davies, Bethan Thomas of Unison, Michael Plaut of CBI Wales, and Gaynor Richards of Neath Port Talbot CVS. The group is due to conclude its work by summer 2019. Sue Redmond has taken on the role of chairing Sandwell safeguarding adults board. Cllr Ann Shackleton, Sandwell MBC's cabinet member for social care, said: ‘The appointment of SSAB's new chair is excellent news. ‘Sandwell Council's safeguarding work to protect vulnerable adults was praised in a report earlier this year, following a peer challenge review headed up by the West Midlands directors of adult social services.' Private sector Steve Bowyer will head up InvestSK, South Kesteven DC's new economic development company. Mr Bowyer has been appointed chief executive, having served as strategic lead for the last year establishing the wholly-owned organisation. Previously, he was chief executive at Opportunity Peterborough and a well as private consultant for neighbouring local authorities. Mr Bowyer said: ‘I'm looking forward to celebrating the area's many strengths, showcasing why companies should relocate here and meeting more local businesses to understand their growth aspirations so InvestSK can offer the right support to help realise those ambitions.' Mr Bowyer will take up the post at the beginning of October. There have been two promotions in Veolia's management hierarchy. Gavin Graveson has been appointed as executive vice president of UK and Ireland. He succeeds Estelle Brachlianoff, who has been promoted to chief operating officer based in Paris. Mr Garveson's time with the company has seen him building and developing municipal and commercial services and combined heat and power and recycling and treatment facilities.

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By Martin Ford | 08 August 2018

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