Tewkesbury Borough Council has appointed Alistair Cunningham as its new chief executive.
Mr Cunningham is a former joint chief executive of Wiltshire Council and director of a public sector consultancy and programme management company. He is set to take over from Mike Dawson at the Gloucestershire-based organisation in June.
Mr Dawson will be retiring after 13 years in the role and after some 49 years of local government service. Tewkesbury Borough Council praised Mr Dawson for his contribution to the group and its services for local residents, saying he had “constantly” delivered.