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Kent County Council today announced that Jane Clarke,
currently at Sport England, will be taking the top communications
role in KCC.
Jane Clarke joins the four star authority after an extensive
career in public sector communications and broadcasting.
She has overseen all internal and external communications at
Sport England for the last two years during which time she
re-launched Sport England's Parliamentary Sports Fellowship scheme
and launched Sport England's Active People Survey - the largest
ever survey into the sport and recreational habits of the people of
England.
Jane also spent seven years at the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office, where she covered a number of roles including Head of TV
and Radio, Head of Strategy and Campaigns and more recently Head of
Internal Communications. This is backed up with more than 15 years
experience in the film and TV industry.
Commenting on the appointment,
Alex
King, Deputy Leader of KCC, said: "Jane Clarke comes with an
impressive track record and her experience will be invaluable in
helping the authority maintain already excellent communications
with the public of Kent and the staff who deliver KCCs
services.
Peter Gilroy, the KCC Chief Executive added: "We now work in a
challenging environment of finding new ways to reach and
communicate with the public including developments in new media,
such as Broadband TV, blogging and social networking. Jane's
background will help Kent move forward in using these innovations
and help us maintain our already excellent record as a four star
authority.
"We would also like to thank Tanya Oliver for managing the
Communications Unit on an interim basis on top of her current role
as Head of the Strategic Development Unit. Tanya has added real
value to the team in the last few months and was invaluable in
helping us find the right person as her permanent successor."
Jane Clarke said: "I am delighted to be joining Kent County
Council. I have been impressed by its excellent, indeed national,
reputation and by its innovative approach to delivering first-rate
services to all who live, work in or visit
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