A former Stratford resident has been appointed as new chief executive of South Taranaki District Council.
South Taranaki District mayor Ross Dunlop says he's very pleased to announce the appointment of Waid Crockett to the position of chief executive for the South Taranaki District Council.
Ross says the standard of applicants for the position was extremely high.
"Waid has had 30 years of management experience in Local Government and other organisations in New Zealand and Australia.
"He has a strong reputation of working with people and building effective relationships at all levels," Ross says.