Adelaide Hills Council Mayor, Dr Jan-Claire Wisdom has announced the appointment of Greg Georgopoulis as the organisation’s new CEO.
Mr Georgopoulis (pictured), who is currently CEO at Kangaroo Island Council, has 14 years experience in executive local government roles across the Kangaroo Island, Prospect and Port Adelaide/Enfield Councils.
“Greg is an experienced and accomplished leader in the local government sector who holds a passion and affinity for the Adelaide Hills,” Mayor Wisdom said.
“The Council were impressed with his strategic approach and focus on sustainability, the environment and good community outcomes. Greg also has firsthand experience with the Kangaroo Island fires and community rebuilding and resilience. These are skills that are essential for leadership in the Adelaide Hills environment.”
The Adelaide Hills Council CEO position became vacant in September last year following the resignation of long standing CEO, Andrew Aitken, after 10 years of service.
Council says it was not able to commence the recruitment for a substantive CEO at the time due to the November 2022 Local Government Election. Instead, Council’s Director of Community Capacity, David Waters, was appointed as acting CEO.
“I would like to publicly acknowledge and thank David Waters and his team for the wonderful job they have done over the past nine months. He had the added complexity of taking the role through the Local Government election and caretaker period and then on boarding of a new Council,” said Mayor Wisdom.
Mr Georgopoulis is expected to start in the CEO role in late July or early August.
