Agenda item

Election of Chamberlain and appointment of other Senior Officers

(A)      Election of Chamberlain and appointment of other Senior Officers – To elect a Chamberlain and note the appointment of various other Senior Officers.

 

NB – During consideration of this item, the Court will be invited to exclude the public for a period to facilitate the candidate for Chamberlain appearing before it. Upon the candidate’s withdrawal from the Court, a ballot by Members will be held for the appointment. On completion of that, the public will be re-admitted and the decision of the Court made known.

For Decision

Minutes:

26 March 2021

(A) Election of Chamberlain and appointment of other Senior Officers

Following Dr Peter Kane’s decision to demit from the office of Chamberlain with effect from 30th April 2021, the Establishment Committee commenced the process of recruiting a successor, alongside the Finance and Investment Committees.  At the same time, the Corporation also launched a recruitment campaign for eight other senior officer roles which had been created as part of the Target Operating Model endorsed by the Court of Common Council in December 2020.

 

Following an exhaustive search process, including significant public advertising, the recruitment panels appointed by the Establishment Committee had concluded their activities and a number of appointments were made together with the recommendation for a candidate for election as Chamberlain.

 

In respect of the election of Chamberlain, it was advised that the candidate would appear before the Court of Common Council (in private session) and give a presentation. Upon the candidate’s withdrawal from the Court, a ballot by Members would be held for the appointment and, on completion of that, the public would be re-admitted and the decision of the Court made known.

 

Resolved – that the public be excluded from the meeting for the interview of the candidate for Chamberlain on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of the Local Government Act, 1972.

 

Summary of the exempt item considered whilst the public were excluded

The candidate for the Chamberlain, having been called in, addressed the Court on a given subject and then withdrew.

 

The Court proceeded to ballot on the appointment.

 

The ballot for the Chamberlain having been taken up and cast, the Lord Mayor declared Caroline Al-Beyerty to have been elected.

 

Whereupon the Court resolved that strangers be re-admitted.

 

The Town Clerk reported that the Court of Common Council had, in accordance with Standing Order No. 61(1), elected Caroline Al-Beyerty to be Chamberlain.

 

Whereupon The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor declared Caroline Al-Beyerty to be duly appointed to the Office of Chamberlain on the usual terms and conditions relating to the appointment of Chief Officers and subject to such other regulations as this Court has adopted or may hereafter adopt in respect of the said appointment, and to all other orders and regulations of this Court with reference to its Officers.

 

Caroline Al-Beyerty accepted the appointment, thanked the Court and withdrew.

 

Resolved – That:

1.    Caroline Al-Beyerty be elected to the office of Chamberlain of London & Chief Financial Officer with effect from 1 May 2021; and

2.    The appointment of the following additional senior officers be noted:

·         Deputy Town Clerk & Chief Executive: Douglas Trainer

·         Chief Operating Officer: Emma Moore

·         Chief Strategy Officer: Dionne Carradine

·         Executive Director, Environment: Juliemma McLoughlin

·         Executive Director, Human Resources: Ruth Bailey

·         Executive Director, Private Secretary to the Lord Mayor: Caroline Jack

·         Executive Director, Private Secretary to the Chair of the Policy & Resources Committee: Aaron Downey

·         Markets Director: Ben Milligan

 

 

 

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