Findlay Macleod will take over the position later this month
The former Managing Director of Isle of Man Creamery has taken up the post of clerk at Port Erin Commissioners.
Findlay Macleod will start on 19 October saying he is 'looking forward' to working with the local authority.
He added: "With a strategic review underway and several important challenges to address, I am looking forward to working with the Commissioners to benefit the residents and businesses of Port Erin, one of my favourite places on the Island.
"There will be much to learn as I embark on my first role in the public sector, but that is one of the aspects that makes this opportunity so appealing. I believe the skills and experience I have developed throughout my career will be highly relevant to the work ahead."
The local authority says it is 'confident' Mr Macleod is the right person to lead the organisation - taking over from Interim Clerk Phil Gawne.
Chair of Port Erin Commissioners Hannah Mackenzie says: "Findlay joins us following a distinguished 26-year career leading Isle of Man Creamery. His extensive experience in delivering capital projects, working with diverse stakeholder groups and providing strong leadership makes him an excellent fit for the role.
"We are delighted to welcome him and look forward to the contribution he will make as Clerk to the Commissioners."
The local authority had a previously 'failed' application process due to a lack of experience and candidates 'canvassing' board members to garner support.
It adds that the process used independent HR support from Douglas Council to ensure it was 'fair, transparent and robust' and Mr Macleod's appointment was unanimous.
The local authority also says that other 'less significant errors' included issues with the scoring matrix used for the interview as well as the lack of attendance of the interview panel at meetings and the final selection.
After a meeting in May and following advice from the interim clerk, it was established that the process 'was not fair and reasonable' and could not be defended if challenged.
It adds the Department of Infrastructure’s support for any appointment is 'necessary' and was considered 'very unlikely' that this would happen in light of the significant procedural flaws.
The commissioners say it 'very much' regrets its earlier failings, but the cost of both recruitment processes is 'more than covered' by salary savings from not recruiting a clerk until now.
It adds that it apologises to candidates who were 'inconvenienced' by the failed process, and also to ratepayers for the mistakes made in the first attempt.
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