Kevin Lavery has been appointed as new chief executive for the newly-formed unitary Cornwall Council. Mr Lavery was previously chief executive of Serco Solutions. Before that, he was director of education and local government at BT; managing director of Enterprise Plc; and chief executive of Agilisys. In 1997, he joined Newcastle City Council where he became the youngest chief executive in the country. Mr Lavery said: ‘I am inspired by the uniqueness of Cornwall – and the opportunities a unitary council will bring.'