Two more executive chief officer appointments by Highland Council
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TWO more appointments to new posts of executive chief officer have been made as part of Highland Council’s management redesign programme.
Malcolm MacLeod has been appointed as executive chief officer for infrastructure and environment, while Mark Rodgers is taking on the role of executive chief officer for property and housing. Mr Rodgers will start his post in the new year.
Mr MacLeod, who is from Stornoway, has been the council’s head of planning and environment for the past seven years and has worked in the Highlands for over 20 years. His most recent roles have included overseeing the delivery of many of the major housing and infrastructure projects across the Highland area as well as managing the council’s corporate change programme.
“It is a privilege to have been offered the opportunity to continue to drive forward growth for the Highlands, while recognising the need to manage the beautiful environment we all love," he said.
"I am looking forward to working with colleagues, members and the wider community to ensure we deliver the right developments and infrastructure in the right place and at the right time. The Highlands is a fantastic place to live and work in and I am really looking forward to the new role.”
Mr Rodgers, who is from Edinburgh, is currently chief officer (housing) with Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands. He has more than 25 years’ experience within the social housing sector, across a range of housing associations and councils in Scotland and England.
He said: “I am delighted to be joining Highland Council. The Highland region is a fantastic part of the world. Ensuring our tenants have high-quality affordable housing, and that we have enough of it, across all our Highland communities, is a big challenge. So is ensuring that Highland Council buildings are fit for purpose now and into the future.
"I'm looking forward to that challenge and to working together with communities, councillors and my new colleagues to address these challenges."
Mr MacLeod and Mr Rodgers join the council’s already appointed executive chief officers – Stuart Black, executive chief officer for transformation and economy; Liz Denovan, executive chief officer for resources; Kate Lackie, executive chief officer for governance and performance; Carron McDiarmid, executive chief officer for communities and people; and Lesley Weber, executive chief officer for health and social care.
An executive chief officer for education has yet to be appointed.
