Welsh Conservative Member of Parliament for Clwyd South, Simon Baynes MP, has welcomed the announcement that Denbighshire County Council has appointed its new Chief Executive.
Graham Boase, who was previously Corporate Director of Economy and Public Realm for the Council, has been appointed to the role.
Mr Boase started working for Denbighshire at its inception in 1996, initially as a Senior Planning Officer. In 2003, he became Head of Planning and Public Protection. And in 2017, he was promoted to Corporate Director: Economy and Public Realm. He will begin as Chief Executive on 1st August.
Mr Boase previously said:
“I am very excited about becoming Chief Executive of this fantastic Council, having started working for Denbighshire as far back as 1996.
“I’m so grateful to the elected members for showing their trust and faith in me, it gives me a lot of confidence to know that they have backed my progress from Head of Service, to Corporate Director and now to Chief Executive.
“I think I know the Council well and I’m really looking forward to getting stuck into the job, talking to our excellent leadership team, dedicated elected members and our residents about our future Vision for the Council.”
Simon Baynes MP said:
“I’m really positive about this appointment for our communities in Denbighshire in my constituency of Clwyd South. It has been a pleasure to work with Graham and I would like to congratulate him on his new role. I look forward to working with him as the Chief Executive to help our communities go from strength to strength.”