Managing Director of Environment and Regeneration to leave Kent County Council

Adam Wilkinson, Managing Director of Environment and Regeneration is leaving Kent County Council after one year in post.

Adam said: "I have held this post for exactly a year and it has been an enormously stimulating and exciting period in my career. However it has not been possible for me to relocate my family to Kent. I have found that the combination of living apart from my four daughters during the week and travelling the six and a half hours home at weekends, placed alongside giving my full attention to what is a demanding role is not sustainable. I have decided, therefore, that my family must come first."

Peter Gilroy, Chief Executive of Kent County Council said: "Adam has overseen a number of key services for Kent residents including Highways, Transportation, Planning, Waste, the Environment and KCC's Regeneration Strategy. He has also had the task of working with partners to develop services designed to maximise the potential for individuals and communities and underpin the Kent economy. Adam has made an immediate impact, setting up change groups and consulting on a new structure for his Directorate. We are very sorry that Adam is leaving so soon after he joined us, but respect his decision that it was not sustainable for him to be apart from his young family."