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Kate Kennally is to leave her role as chief executive of Cornwall Council after 10 years.<\/p>\n

Her departure follows a leave of absence she took in September.<\/p>\n

Kennally said: “I am privileged to have served Cornwall for 10 years, during which time Cornwall has hosted the G7 leaders’ summit, worked with communities to respond to the Covid pandemic and recovered from significant events such as the Coverack floods and Storm Goretti.”<\/p>\n

The council has not announced an exact date for her departure.<\/p>\n

Interim leadership arrangements are in place and the council said will recruit a new permanent chief executive in due course.<\/p>\n

The council appointed Andy Keeling, former chief executive of the Falkland Islands government, as interim deputy chief executive in September after Kennally went on leave of absence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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