APSE appoints successor Chief Executive

Following the announcement that longstanding APSE Chief Executive, Paul O’Brien is to retire, APSE has announced it has appointed a successor Chief Executive.

Mo Baines who is currently APSE’s Deputy Chief Executive, will take over upon Paul’s retirement. A transition programme will be finalised in the coming weeks. Mo has many years of experience in local government and has served APSE in a number of roles over an 18 year period, including as Head of Communications and most recently as Deputy Chief Executive. Mo has been a prominent figure within APSE and the wider local government sector with a strong background in service delivery models, local government finance and has led on insourcing research as well as APSE’s wider research programme, supporting its member councils across the UK.

Announcing the news APSE’s National Chair, Alderman Tommy Nicholl MBE, said  “Whilst we are saddened to see Paul go as our long-serving Chief Executive we know that the transition to Mo Baines as his successor will leave APSE in a strong and confident position to deliver APSE’s services to our member councils across the UK. I know this appointment will be warmly welcomed by APSE’s broad membership and she will be ably ready to take APSE through the next stages of its remarkable success story”.

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