I was delighted to announce today that Deborah Cadman would be taking over as EEDA's chief executive come July. Deborah will be a great asset to EEDA and comes from St Edmundsbury Borough Council where she led the organisation to an 'excellent' performance rating and a reputation as one of the country's top districts.
I'm very much looking forward to working with Deborah on tackling the big issues facing the region. I know that she is 'over the moon' to be joining us and I've no doubt that she will be warmly welcomed by all at EEDA and across the East of England.
But I must also take this opportunity to thank David Marlow for his hard work, energy, commitment and leadership during his time with us. I personally will miss working with him when he leaves us at the end of July, but I wish him well in developing his career in economic development and public policy consultancy, advice, research and problem-solving.