{"id":207813,"date":"2018-05-02T18:25:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T08:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=207813"},"modified":"2020-08-04T12:42:33","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T02:42:33","slug":"new-ceo-comes-from-north-burnett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/05\/02\/new-ceo-comes-from-north-burnett\/","title":{"rendered":"New CEO Comes From North Burnett"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former North Burnett CEO Mark Pitt<\/figcaption><\/figure>May 2, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CEO of the North Burnett Regional Council will move south in late June to become the new CEO of the South Burnett Regional Council.<\/p>\n

Mr Mark Pitt resigned from his current position on Wednesday at a North Burnet Regional Council meeting in Monto.<\/p>\n

He said he was very appreciative of all the councillors and staff he had worked with in the North Burnett.<\/p>\n

He also appreciated the support he had received from the North Burnett’s communities, and wished that region well.<\/p>\n

Mr Pitt said he had enjoyed his nine years with the Council, but was excited about the opportunities and challenges he would face in the South Burnett.<\/p>\n

He will replace current CEO Gary Wall.<\/p>\n

Mr Wall announced last December he intended to retire on July 5 after a 47-year career in local government spent with the former Kingaroy Shire Council and South Burnett Regional Council.<\/p>\n

The CEO position will be a step up for Mr Pitt.<\/p>\n

The North Burnett Regional Council covers a geographic area more than double the size of the South Burnett, but only has about one-third of the South Burnett’s population.<\/p>\n

Mr Pitt was last in the news in December 2014 when he was seriously injured after being struck by a car while on a family holiday in the United States.<\/p>\n

Mr Pitt was an active member of Rotary at the time, and before his accident had attended a meeting of the Santa Clarita Rotary Club in California.<\/p>\n