'I has got to be the best chiefexecutive job in the UK at themoment,' says Irene Lucasabout the top job at Sunderland CityCouncil. As the current incumbent,she should know.Sunderland is a place of opportunity, famous as the UK home of Nissan motors and it is looking for a new chief executive to replace Ms Lucas. In the aftermath of Brexit, Nissan has committed to building the next model of the X-Trail and Qash qai.The significance of that is huge, Nissan has invested billions and has contributed to Sunderland exporting "by far the largest number of goodsand services on a per year basis" in the UK, according to the Centre tor Cities,' says Ms Lucas. That makes Sunderland a huge contributor to the industrial strategy, not just for the region, but for the whole of the UK.For the next chief executive of the city council, that will mean an enormous opportunity to continue to strengthen that position and to grow the local economy, creating high quality jobs for people in the future amid the uncertainty of Brexit.'Currently, Sunderland is home to 87 foreign direct investments and we have an award winning investment team who look after them incredibly well - hence the success of the last 30 years and the decision of Nissan to stay in the UK.
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