Telford & Wrekin Council choose first managing director
Telford & Wrekin Council has chosen its first ever managing director. Richard Partington was selected by the Council’s personnel board following a rigorous selection and interview process.
The appointment must be approved by a meeting of Full Council on 19 January 2012. Until that time he will be managing director designate: Richard has been the Council’s interim chief executive since August.
Cllr Kuldip Sahota said: “Richard was the unanimous choice and I am delighted that we have such high quality and very able candidate from within the Council.
“Since he was appointed interim chief executive, Richard has delivered proposals for a new management structure, moving the Co-operative Council proposals further forward and helping us towards the £40 million savings we must find due to government cuts over the next three years.
“The managing director role will be key to helping to continue to our progress to becoming a co-operative council and I am sure that councillors from all sides will welcome Richard to his new role.”
Richard started his career in local government as an administrative assistant at North Shropshire District Council.
He joined Telford & Wrekin Council in 1991 and previous roles include Best Value Manager and Head of Policy, Performance and Partnerships. He was also the Project Manager for the creation of Telford & Wrekin Council as a unitary authority between 1996 and 1998.
He has effectively instigated, led and delivered major change within the organisation and across the Local Strategic Partnership.
Richard was born in Wrexham and is a huge fan of Wrexham Football Club, and has written a book about the club called Giant Killers.
The managing director post will be paid £137,000 a year, £13,000 less than the previous chief executive’s post which it replaces.
