Council officially appoints new chief executive

North East Lincolnshire Council has formally endorsed the appointment of its new chief executive, Tony Hunter.

The meeting in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening welcomed Mr Hunter to the post. He will begin his new role in September.

Mr Hunter has worked in senior local government roles for more than 13 years, including six years with Liverpool City Council and eight years at East Riding of Yorkshire Council as director of social services, housing and public protection.

Before that, he worked as a management consultant at Price Waterhouse, specialising in local and central government. He also worked at child care charity Barnardo’s, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.

The council's previous chief executive, George Krawiec, retired in April.