Croydon Council’s charismatic Chief Exec Quits – what now for this failing town?



Croydon Council’s charismatic Chief Exec Quits – what now for this failing town?

Croydon Council’s Chief Executive Jon Rouse has quit after only five years.  He’s to be the new Director General for Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships at the Department of Health.

He’s had a torrid time, with Croydon’s regeneration problems multiplying as Nestle and other big employers leave for sunnier climes.  But one bit of good news – on the day he resigned – is that Westfield is coming to regenerate the town’s retail centre.

Massive problems remain however.

The question is, can Croydon afford another quarter of a million pounds a year for a CEO? Or would they be better sharing a Chief Exec with, say, Bromley, as Kensington and Chelsea has done with Wandsworth and Westminster Councils?  Might be worth a try?

Typically, news was broken by the government and local papers – no news from the council’s headquarters.  Maybe next week???

Perplexingly, Jon Rouse is taking a pay cut in his new job of £100,000, in salary and pension contributions.  The plot thickens. insidecroydon.com

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