Cornwall Council chief executive steps down after decade

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 13 Oct, 13:08 · Archive

Kate Kennally is stepping down as Cornwall Council's chief executive after ten years in the role.

Kate Kennally has announced she is stepping down as chief executive of Cornwall Council after ten years in the role. CornwallLive reports that her departure comes a month after she went on leave of absence on full pay. The council confirmed the decision in a statement and said interim leadership arrangements are already in place.

Ms Kennally became chief executive in 2016 and oversaw the council through significant events including the Covid pandemic, the G7 leaders' summit in 2021, the Coverack floods and Storm Goretti. In a statement, she said: 'I am privileged to have served Cornwall for ten years during which time Cornwall has hosted the G7 leaders' summit, worked with communities to respond to the Covid pandemic and recovered from significant events such as the Coverack floods and Storm Goretti.' She added that she was proud of what had been achieved.

The recruitment of a new permanent chief executive will commence in due course, the council said, though no date has been announced for either her departure or the appointment of her successor. Her departure comes days after her wife, Rachael Rothero, who was the council's service director for people commissioning, also resigned from the local authority.

How it is being reported

• Cornwall Council boss Kate Kennally leaves top job a month after leave of absenceKate Kennally has been off on full pay for over a monthCornwallLive · 13 Oct, 12:44
• Cornwall Council chief executive Kate Kennally to step down after a decade in chargeCornwall Council's chief executive is stepping down after a decade in charge, bringing to an end months of speculation about her future.Falmouth Packet · 13 Oct, 12:26
• Cornwall Council chief executive Kate Kennally to step down after a decade in chargeCornwall Council's chief executive is stepping down after a decade in charge, bringing to an end months of speculation about her future.Falmouth Packet · 13 Oct, 12:26

In this story: Kate Kennally · Cornwall Council · Cornwall · Rachael Rothero

This summary was written by AI from the headlines and standfirsts above, and states as fact only what at least two outlets report. How we use AI · Report a problem