Council appoints General Manager

Published on 03 May 2024

Ku-ring-gai Council has announced the appointment of David Marshall as its new General Manager.

Mayor Sam Ngai said Mr Marshall was appointed following an extensive search by an experienced independent recruitment firm.  

“In the recruitment process, we were impressed by the quality of talent available in the local government sector. After an exhaustive process the Councillors decided that David was the best person for the job.”

Mr Marshall was previously the Council’s Director Corporate and has been acting in the role of General Manager for the last seven months. 

Mayor Ngai said Mr Marshall had already commenced the transformation of the organisation during his tenure as Acting General Manager.

“Under his leadership we have delivered improvements to our customer service operations and identified significant cost savings. He has a continued focus on improving the resident experience.”

Mr Marshall has extensive experience in local government with previous roles leading finance, governance, information technology, people and culture, customer service, libraries, recreation facilities and property management.  

Mr Marshall holds an MBA, a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), a Graduate Diploma in Accounting and is a Fellow of CPA Australia.  

Mr Marshall said he was honoured to lead the organisation and was looking forward to working with the Mayor, Councillors and staff to plan for the future and serve the community.

“I look forward to building on the Council’s solid foundation to deliver a high performing organisation with excellent service delivery and customer focus. I will continue to grow a strong and open relationship with the community”.

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Media enquiries: media@krg.nsw.gov.au Ku-ring-gai Council 9424 0000.