KCC says Katherine Kerswell has done an 'exceptional' job - what do you think?

KCC has issued a statement about the departure of highly paid Katherine Kerswell.

What do you think about what they say:

"Katherine Kerswell has done an exceptional job at Kent reshaping our approach to service delivery and recasting our overall management arrangements.  She is a first-rate public servant with tremendous skills at making large organisations work well.  Her management direction has helped produce very significant savings to the council and confirmed Kent's position as a leading authority. In just 18 months we have shifted from an approach that was highly departmental to one based on the whole organisation working together for the people of Kent. We now expect our Cabinet and Chief Officers to work more collaboratively together. This way of working has already resulted in improved services to Kent's residents and lower costs to Kent's taxpayers.

Now that these arrangements have begun to bed in, Katherine has discussed with the Leader, Paul Carter, the next phase for Kent and for her.  She is very keen to continue working at the leading edge of organisational and service change through investigating new models of service delivery.  Katherine will therefore be leaving the council by the end of the calendar year to pursue these new interests.

KCC now has the chance to review its management and governance arrangements and these will be considered at the County Council Meeting on  15th December. The decision will also enable Katherine to have the chance of taking a further bold step in her distinguished managerial career."

She was paid £197,000 a year - do you think she was worth it and should KCC replace her and maintain the position?