Deborah Cadman
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Deborah Cadman OBE was appointed Chief Executive of Suffolk County Council
on 21st October 2011, following the departure of Andrea Hill
several weeks before. Ms Cadman had previously been head of the East of England Development Agency
(and presided over its abolition) and before that Chief Executive of St Edmundsbury
Borough Council in Suffolk. Her salary is £150,000 with no bonuses nor increments; £65,592 less than her predecessor.
Cadman gained her first degree in politics and started her career in the engineering department of the London Borough of Newham. Her next post in Birmingham was managing a voluntary sector project in Handsworth, developing partnerships and community strategies. After joining Birmingham City Council as an economic development officer, she worked on some of the biggest urban regeneration projects in the country. During this period she also worked on major policy projects and public and private sector ventures while gaining a masters degree in economics.
As head of corporate policy at Redcar and Cleveland Borough, Cadman was responsible for regeneration, social policy, partnerships and 'best value'. She was also a member of the National Charities Lotteries Board Advisory Committee in the North East. During this time she gained a second masters degree in management.
Cadman then transferred to central government on secondment. Whilst at the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions she worked with senior civil servants on local government legislation, advised ministers and provided direct support to councils in the East of England on the modernisation agenda.
A move to the Audit Commission left Cadman responsible for inspections in the London region and management of corporate governance inspections in Walsall, Enfield and Hackney, working with local government to develop sustainable improvement plans.
Cadman's first Chief Executive post was at St Edmundsbury
Borough Council, which gained 'excellent' performing status in 2007 (having previously been 'fair'). She was also interim Chief Executive of Waveney District Council between January and March 2008.
She was awarded an OBE in 2006 for services to local government. She is married to Geoff Rivers, who also succeeded her as Chief Executive at St Edmundsbury Councl.
Suffolk County Council
Suffolk County Council is the administrative authority for the county of Suffolk, England. It is run by 72 elected county councillors representing 63 divisions...
on 21st October 2011, following the departure of Andrea Hill
Andrea Hill
Andrea Hill was Suffolk County Council's Chief Executive from March 2008 to July 2011, when she left the authority by mutual agreement. During that time she was the subject of intense local and national media interest, starting with the controversy of her salary of £218,592 - approximately £70,000...
several weeks before. Ms Cadman had previously been head of the East of England Development Agency
East of England Development Agency
The East of England Development Agency is a non-departmental public body and the regional development agency for the East of England region of England....
(and presided over its abolition) and before that Chief Executive of St Edmundsbury
St Edmundsbury
St Edmundsbury may refer to:* The old or poetic name for Bury St Edmunds* St Edmundsbury, a borough centred on the town of Bury St Edmunds* The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, the Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and St James's Cathedral, St Edmundsbury...
Borough Council in Suffolk. Her salary is £150,000 with no bonuses nor increments; £65,592 less than her predecessor.
Cadman gained her first degree in politics and started her career in the engineering department of the London Borough of Newham. Her next post in Birmingham was managing a voluntary sector project in Handsworth, developing partnerships and community strategies. After joining Birmingham City Council as an economic development officer, she worked on some of the biggest urban regeneration projects in the country. During this period she also worked on major policy projects and public and private sector ventures while gaining a masters degree in economics.
As head of corporate policy at Redcar and Cleveland Borough, Cadman was responsible for regeneration, social policy, partnerships and 'best value'. She was also a member of the National Charities Lotteries Board Advisory Committee in the North East. During this time she gained a second masters degree in management.
Cadman then transferred to central government on secondment. Whilst at the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions she worked with senior civil servants on local government legislation, advised ministers and provided direct support to councils in the East of England on the modernisation agenda.
A move to the Audit Commission left Cadman responsible for inspections in the London region and management of corporate governance inspections in Walsall, Enfield and Hackney, working with local government to develop sustainable improvement plans.
Cadman's first Chief Executive post was at St Edmundsbury
St Edmundsbury
St Edmundsbury may refer to:* The old or poetic name for Bury St Edmunds* St Edmundsbury, a borough centred on the town of Bury St Edmunds* The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, the Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and St James's Cathedral, St Edmundsbury...
Borough Council, which gained 'excellent' performing status in 2007 (having previously been 'fair'). She was also interim Chief Executive of Waveney District Council between January and March 2008.
She was awarded an OBE in 2006 for services to local government. She is married to Geoff Rivers, who also succeeded her as Chief Executive at St Edmundsbury Councl.