Issue - meetings
Meeting: 13/10/2017 - WMCA Board (Item 75)
75 The Mayor and WMCA Structures
Presented By: Chair
Decision:
(1) The appointment of Julie Nugent as Director of Productivity & Skills and Gareth Bradford as Director of Housing & Regeneration be noted.
(2) The election of Tim Pile as chair of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull LEP be noted.
Minutes:
The Mayor updated the board on a number of recent appointments made by the West Midlands Combined Authority. Julie Nugent, currently Chief Executive of the Design & Technology Association, had been appointed Director of Productivity & Skills and Gareth Bradford, currently Deputy Director for Cities & Local Growth with the Department for Communities & Local Government had been appointed Director of Housing & Regeneration.
In addition, it was reported that Tim Pile had been appointed chair of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership, and that Councillor Ian Ward was expected to be formally appointed Leader of Birmingham City Council on 7 November. The Mayor congratulated all of these individuals on their appointments.
Resolved:
(1) The appointment of Julie Nugent as Director of Productivity & Skills and Gareth Bradford as Director of Housing & Regeneration be noted.
(2) The appointment of Tim Pile as chair of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership be noted.