Liverpool is "not the place to learn on the job" for its most senior officer according to the city's lead commissioner after the identity of its new chief executive was named.
It was confirmed earlier this month that Andrew Lewis will become the local authority's most senior officer, replacing interim boss Theresa Grant. The 53-year old joins the local authority from Cheshire West and Chester Council, where he has been chief executive since 2018.
Mike Cunningham, lead commissioner overseeing Liverpool Council since being appointed by the government in 2021, was part of the team who appointed Mr Lewis and explained why the former Tees Valley Combined Authority director got the job. He said: “We were looking for somebody who had some experience of being a chief executive.
