	{"id":39492,"date":"2020-07-02T00:17:38","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T14:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=39492"},"modified":"2020-07-01T10:34:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T00:34:05","slug":"anne-howard-to-act-as-shires-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/anne-howard-to-act-as-shires-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Anne Howard to act as shire\u2019s CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Surf Coast Shire&#8217;s general manager of infrastructure and governance Anne Howard will step in and temporarily act as the council&#8217;s chief executive officer once Keith Baillie leaves the position at the end of July.<br \/>\nMr Baillie announced his intention to resign last month and will begin his new job as chief executive officer of <a href=\"https:\/\/gforce.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Gforce Employment Solutions<\/a> in September.<br \/>\nAt their meeting last month, councillors resolved Ms Howard would serve as acting chief executive officer from August 1 until the new CEO is appointed.<br \/>\nThe council anticipates the recruitment of a new permanent chief executive officer will not occur until sometime after the new council is sworn in following October&#8217;s council election.<br \/>\nShire mayor Rose Hodge said Ms Howard\u2019s appointment to the acting role was confirmation of her skills and experience.<br \/>\n\u201cAnne has served with distinction in her current role and has acted as CEO previously. She brings many important skills to the role, including her strong foundation in governance.<br \/>\n\u201cThis will be especially valuable during a period that encompasses the Council elections and subsequent swearing-in of a new Council and the development of a new four year Council Plan.<br \/>\n\u201cI look forward to working with Anne and once again take the opportunity to wish Keith the very best in the next phase of his career.<br \/>\nDeputy mayor Clive Goldsworthy said Ms Howard was a great choice and had proven herself in previous stints as acting CEO.<br \/>\n\u201cHer strategic sense, extensive governance knowledge and management of Council\u2019s Finance department will be assets in the role.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Surf Coast Shire&#8217;s general manager of infrastructure and governance Anne Howard will step in and temporarily act as the council&#8217;s chief executive officer once Keith Baillie leaves the position at the end of July. 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