Angus Council appoints new chief executive

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Angus Council has appointed Margo Williamson as its new chief executive.

Williamson, who is currently a strategic director at the council, will take up the post on 1 June, following the retirement of current chief executive Richard Stiff on 31 May.

She has been a strategic director with Angus Council since 2013, firstly for the People Directorate and then the Children and Learning Directorate.

Prior to that Williamson was the head of service for education at South Ayrshire Council between 2008 and 2013.

Congratulating her on the appointment, council leader Iain Gaul said: “Margo has been at the centre of the council’s transformation for the past three years and as our chief executive she will lead us in the next phase of the organisation’s development as we continue to drive Angus forward.

“There are huge financial challenges ahead and all of our executive management team will continue to bring the ideas and the impetus that will sustain critical and valued services in Angus.”

From 1 June the number of strategic director posts – the second most senior leadership role at Angus Council after chief executive – will be reduced from three to two.

The new chief executive will be expected to report on the restructure of portfolios in the reduced executive management team to the new council that will be elected in May early in its term of office.