Lichfield council appoints new chief executive

Lichfield District Council has appointed Simon Fletcher to the role of chief executive.

Mr Fletcher (pictured) was previously deputy chief executive for the government of the Falkland Islands.

He was also strategic director for the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead and currently works for IT firm Agilisys Ltd, as head of business change practice.

During the appointment process, the council 's appointments committee reviewed all the applicants in the original search and invited two candidates who scored highly in the first stage but had withdrawn before progressing to the next stage, to be considered.

Having completed the interview process, Mr Fletcher was chosen and will take over as chief executive later this year.

Mr Fletcher said: "I am honoured to become chief executive and am excited to start working with the leadership team on delivering our corporate priorities.

“We will face challenges and opportunities as we continue the recovery from Covid-19, but I know we have a talented team at the council, ambitious and capable elected members and strong and supportive partners and stakeholders, all of whom I will work hard with to shape a great future for the district. ”

Tony McGovern took over as interim chief executive at the beginning of this month when the current chief executive, Diane Tilley, left the council.

He will be in post while Mr Fletcher works his notice at Agilisys Ltd.