Ofqual announces new Chief Executive
Monday, 20 December 2010 11:02
Glenys Stacey will join Ofqual as the independent regulator of examinations and qualifications' new chief executive in March 2011. Glenys is currently chief executive of Standards for England, the non-departmental body responsible for promoting high ethical standards in local democracy.
Commenting on her appointment Glenys said: "I am thrilled to be joining Ofqual at such an exciting time. 2011 brings growth and development for Ofqual, with an education bill and a new international focus. It brings the expected challenges as well, in the delivery of the awarding season and the changes to GCSEs this summer.
"I am grateful to Isabel Nisbet for all her hard work in setting up Ofqual, and for the welcome she has given me. I know already that Ofqual has talented and expert people with a strong sense of purpose and appetite for the future."
Ofqual's deputy chair, Sandra Burslem said "Glenys has substantial experience of leading and developing regulators and brings many years of senior management experience gained across a variety of public bodies where she has built a strong reputation. I am confident she will make a great contribution to the work of the Ofqual Board and be a major asset to the organisation."
At Standards for England Glenys has led on developing the organisation's regulatory philosophy and approach, and the development of the Regulation, Risk and Standards functions. Glenys has been chief executive since the organisation became a strategic regulator, in May 2008. Under Glenys' leadership the organisation has developed its regulatory philosophy and approach. Her achievements have included implementing the local arrangements, whereby local government undertake the majority of complaints investigations and halving the time Standards for England takes in dealing with those complex investigations that remain the organisation's responsibility, reviewing the standards framework and making recommendations in a Proportionality Review to Government earlier this year on ways to simplify the regulatory framework for standards in local government, and transforming the way Standards for England is configured and works, to deliver more for less. More recently, and with government policy now to transfer all remaining standards responsibilities to local government, Glenys has been managing the transition.
Before joining Standards for England, Glenys was chief executive of another regulator, Animal Health – the body responsible for regulating animal farming across GB. She was appointed there following the nadir of Foot and Mouth Disease (2001), with the task of developing the organisation and leading a government-wide programme to transform the nation’s ability to control animal disease outbreaks. At Animal Health Glenys successfully led the field response to outbreaks of Avian Influenza and Foot and Mouth disease (2007).
