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Rob Vincent - Non-Executive Member

Rob VincentRob Vincent was appointed as Chief Executive of Kirklees Council in September 2004. He joined the council 20 years ago to lead its education resource management. He was appointed Chief Education Officer in the mid-1990s.

Rob's professional background is in Civil Engineering and Town Planning. He has subsequently worked in Dorset, Tameside and Kirklees in a range of Planning, Corporate Policy, Resource Management, Education and Organisational Leadership roles.

Kirklees is a strong supporter of City Regional Structures. Within local networks Rob takes a particular interest in Cohesion and Transport agendas. Nationally Rob is a member of the Association of the Chief Police Officers (ACPO) PREVENT Board and chairs the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) Working Group. He also speaks on Carbon Reduction issues.

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