Non-Executive Advisors formally appointed
Five Non-Executive Advisors who are part of the city council’s new improvement model have formally been appointed.
They are all aligned to the council’s priority areas and will work alongside the council management team.
They are:
- Max Caller, former Boundary Commission Chair and London Borough of Tower Hamlets Commissioner – Risk management
- Donna Hall, New Local Government Network Chair – Good Governance and Culture Change, and Peer support to the corporate management team and cabinet in leading this change and transformation
- Sean Hanson, Local Partnerships CEO – Waste governance and industrial relations
- Javed Khan, Barnardo’s CEO – Outcomes for vulnerable adults and children
- Rob Whiteman, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting CEO – Financial resilience
Leader of Birmingham City Council Cllr Ian Ward said: “I’m really looking forward to working with the non-executive advisors, all of whom have a great deal of experience in their particular fields. I’ve always said that improvement never stops and this is a way of taking a fresh look at ensuring improvement is continuous and sustainable.”
Cabinet last week approved the new ‘future assurance’ model and the then-secretary of state wrote to the leader saying he supported the model.
The NEAs will join the Strategic Programme Board and will:
- be expected to bring independent judgement, external perspectives and advice on issues of strategy, performance and improvement.
- ensure the board sets challenging objectives for continuing to improve performance
- constructively challenge and influence the board’s decisions to ensure the council continues to improve in the key areas whilst acting in the best interest of Birmingham residents
- hold the board to account for the delivery of strategy
