Agenda and draft minutes

Mr Denham substituted for Mr Lunn in the interviews for the AD Transformation and Commercial.

Mr Lunn for the interviews for the AD Transformation and Commercial.

Mr Geraghty was elected Chairman.

Mrs May was elected Vice Chairman.

To authorise the procedure for confirming and signing the Minutes of this meeting.  It is recommended that the Minutes be circulated to Members of the Panel and be signed by the Chairman in light of any comments on their accuracy received within 7 days of their circulation.

RESOLVED: that the minutes of this meeting be circulated to Members of the Panel and be signed by the Chairman in the light of any comments on their accuracy received within 7 days of their circulation.

The Panel will be asked to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item as it is likely that exempt information relating to any individual will be disclosed and the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

RESOLVED: that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item as it is likely that exempt information relating to any individual will be disclosed and the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

This is a fair summary of the proceedings and there are no exempt minutes.

At its meeting on 27 September 2019, an Appointments Etc Panel agreed the recruitment process for senior management roles as part of the Organisational Re-Design.  The details for the posts of Assistant Director for IT & Digital and Assistant Director for Transformation and Commercial were agreed and subsequently advertised.

The Chief Executive had led the longlisting exercise with the Leader and Cabinet Member and the Strategic Director of Commercial and Change, advised by the Assistant Director for Human Resources, Organisational Development and Engagement.  Two shortlisting interviews were then held for each post; one focused on leadership behaviours and one was a technically focused panel.

The Panel interviewed the shortlisted candidates for each post.  Mr Lunn took part in the interviews for the AD Transformation and Commercial, Mr Denham substituted for him in the interviews for the AD IT and Digital.

Having conducted the interviews, the Panel

RESOLVED that:

a)    The post of Assistant Director Transformation and Commercial be offered to Jonathan Fitzgerald-Guy subject to formal written offer;

b)    The post of Assistant Director for IT and Digital be offered to Sandra Taylor subject to formal written offer, and

c)    the Strategic Director for Commercial and Change, in consultation with the Cabinet Member with Responsibility, be authorised to settle the detailed terms of the contract for the successful applicants.