Senior county council officer and first vice president of council directors’ body ADEPT, Neil Gibson, has been appointed interim chief executive of Buckinghamshire County Council.
Subject to ratification from full council on 18 February, Mr Gibson will take over on 1 April from current chief executive, Chris Williams, who announced his decision to retire.
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Neil Gibson
Mr Gibson, who had been tipped to become the next president of ADEPT after Heather Barnes’ term, is currently managing director for the transport economy environment business unit.
He has overseen major infrastructure projects across the county and is currently helping to deliver East-West Rail and ‘England’s Economic Heartland’ - the strategic local authority alliance covering infrastructure and transport issues.
Council leader Martin Tett said: 'I am delighted that Neil has agreed to take the reins until we can make a permanent appointment.’
Mr Gibson started in local government in 1982 as a town planner with King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council, before joining councils including Peterborough City Council, Wrekin Council, Chester City Council and Oxford City Council.
