Guelph City Council has appointed Ann Pappert as the new Chief Administrative Officer of the City of Guelph. Ann will assume her new responsibilities on September 7, 2011.
“This is an important leadership role within the municipality. We were delighted to have attracted broad interest from top candidates from across the country,” says Mayor Karen Farbridge. “Ann Pappert was selected for her municipal sector experience, her vision for delivering public value in the provision of municipal services and for her proven leadership in citizen-based processes. We look forward to Ann leading our organization.”
Ms. Pappert has more than 20 years of experience in municipal government and the broader public sector, primarily within community and social services portfolios at the executive level. She is currently the City of Guelph’s Executive Director of Community and Social Services. Prior to this, she served in increasingly senior roles in the municipalities of Kingston and Kitchener. Ann is known for promoting collaboration and innovation across municipal government with emphasis on sound fiscal and organizational management practices and citizen-focused municipal services. She believes in fostering innovation in local government to achieve Council’s directions for the current and future needs of residents and businesses. Continually pressing for high quality results, she is a confident self-starter and is known as an open, decisive and principled professional.
“Guelph is a great city – one that I have been very proud to serve these past several years,” says Ann. “I am very pleased to be offered the opportunity to lead the full staff team of the Corporation as its CAO and to work together with Council, business and the community to advance Guelph’s vision of being the city that makes a difference.”
Over the next several weeks, Ann will be working with Guelph’s retiring CAO, Hans Loewig, to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities.
Mayor Farbridge and four Councillors (Findlay, Hofland, Cuthrie and Dennis) participated in the search process with support from Organization Consulting Limited.