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Chief executives Subject to a council vote on 5 August, she will take over from Mel Barrett, who announced in May he was to become chief executive of Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing after four years at Nottingham.Rose has served as the council's corporate director for growth and city development since September 2021.Council leader Neghat Khan said: ‘Sajeeda has a wealth of experience in leading change and transformation at the council as well as in other organisations in the East Midlands.'Rose added: ‘Our city has significant opportunities ahead. It is essential for the council to seize this potential and set out a new direction towards the improvements we are ambitious to achieve.'Dudley MBC chief executive Kevin O'Keefe has announced he is to retire.O'Keefe has been in the role since 2019, having joined from Wolverhampton City Council where he spent five years as a director.He said he is keen to spend more time with his family and felt the time was right to pursue other interests having overseen the two elections this year.Council leader Patrick Harley said: ‘We are grateful for the contribution Kevin has made to the council during his tenure as chief executive and wish him all the best for the future and hope he has a very happy retirement.'Local Government Association (LGA) deputy chief executive Sarah Pickup has retired, the organisation has confirmedPickup, who had been working three days a week, took up the post of acting chief executive last year, supported by her co-deputy chief executive Sally Burlington, after the departure of Mark Lloyd.Prior to joining the LGA in 2015, she spent 12 years at Hertfordshire CC, including two years as deputy chief executive.The chief executive of Wandsworth and Richmond LBCs, Mike Jackson, has announced his departure.He has decided to ‘step away from the role based entirely on personal family reasons'Jackson, who will leave the post in the autumn, said: ‘The council teams serving both boroughs are brilliant – and I'm confident that Wandsworth and Richmond will continue to go from strength to strength and deliver exceptional services to residents.'Wandsworth LBC leader Simon Hogg added: ‘I know I echo the feelings of colleagues across the council as well as partners and residents in being grateful to Mike for all of his efforts.'DirectorsRachel McKoy will become the next director of legal and governance and monitoring officer at Newham LBC.McKoy is currently director of legal and governance at Hounslow LBC and immediate past president of Lawyers in Local Government.Upon taking up her role at Newham in September, she will also become director of legal and governance at Havering LBC under the borough's shared service collaboration, known as oneSource.Newham's mayor Rokhsana Fiaz said: ‘With the increasingly complex landscape facing local government, I am delighted that we have Rachel, a formidable legal heavyweight, joining Newham's top officer team.'CouncillorsLeeds City Council leader James Lewis has been named as the new chair of Core Cities UK.Cllr Lewis takes over from Bev Craig, leader of Manchester City Council, who has stepped down after becoming leader of the Local Government Association's Labour Group.Cllr Lewis was elected leader in 2021 having joined Leeds in 2003.He said: ‘I look forward to leading the group's work with Government, making sure cities and local government are at the heart of policy on everything from public service reform to net zero.‘I'd also like to thank Cllr Bev Craig for all her hard work and I know she will continue to argue the case for urban Britain within the LGA.'PensionsSouth Yorkshire Pensions Authority has appointed Neil Mason as its new local pension board adviser.Mason is currently assistant director and LGPS senior officer at Surrey CC's pension fund and has more than 20 years' experience, including at Hounslow local pension board and the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association.Riaz Nurennabi, chair of South Yorkshire Pensions Authority's local pension board, said: ‘It is great to see Neil appointed as our new local pension board adviser. He brings a wealth of real world experience to this position which will help us to build on our already impressive track record, assist in developing our thinking and support us in achieving our ambitions for the future.'

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