Andrew Kerr (civil servant)
Andrew Kerr is the current Chief Executive of the Unitary Authority, Wiltshire Council in South England.[1]
Kerr was born in Falkirk and formerly worked for Birmingham Council, before becoming Chief Executive on North Tyneside Council, and took over the top job at Wiltshire Council from Dr Keith Robinson.[1]
Kerr was a former bronze medal winning 400m sprinter, at the 1977 European Athletics Junior Championships.[1][2][3]
In May 2011, Kerr made headlines with an increase to his £189,000 salary whilst the Council cut 'hundreds' of jobs.[4][5] Whilst initially defending his pay rise,[6] after media and political pressure,[7] Kerr turned it down with the following statement:
"He (Kerr) has listened to the strong feelings expressed by council staff and Wiltshire communities and agrees that accepting an annual increment in the current difficult circumstances is not appropriate."[5]
References
- ^ a b c evry, craig. "Former athlete in line for the top job at Wiltshire Council". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ "World Junior Athletics History". Lionel Peters & Tomas Magnusson. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ "Former bronze medal winning sprinter lands top job". This is Wiltshire. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ "Wiltshire Council workers face more job cuts". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Wiltshire council chief Andrew Kerr hands back pay rise". BBC Wiltshire. 17 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Council chief defends 'unfair' pay rise". BBC Wiltshire. 16 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Hubbard, Jon. "Fury at Conservative's Pay Rise for Council Boss". Wiltshire Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
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