Jill's baptism of fire - and water

摘要

Becoming the chief executive of a large local authority is a baptism of fire for many, but none more so than for Jill Stannard.The new chief executive of Cumbria CC went through the interview process on a Monday and Tuesday, was confirmed at full council on Wednesday, and by Thursday morning, she was facing a fullblown flooding emergency across the county.And all from someone who didn't really imagine herself as a chief executive in the first place.