Councillor Rachel Nkiessu-Guifo has been appointed Chair of Hackney Council's Appointments Sub Committee for the municipal year 2026/27. Mayor Zoë Garbett will serve as Vice Chair. These appointments were confirmed at the Full Council's Annual Meeting on 28 May 2026, and formally noted during the committee's meeting on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
The Appointments Committee, which handles the recruitment of chief officers, established an Appointments Sub Committee specifically to oversee the recruitment process for the position of Executive Director for Adults Health & Integration. The broader committee's functions include the appointment, discipline, pay, terms and conditions, and dismissal of all chief officers.
The members appointed to this sub-committee are Councillor Rachel Nkiessu-Guifo, Mayor Zoë Garbett, Councillor Izzy Castello-Cortes, Councillor Florence Schechter, Councillor George Sheldon Grün, and Councillor Robert Chapman.
During the August 5, 2026 meeting, the committee also noted the Terms of Reference for both the Appointments Committee and the Appointments Sub Committee, setting the last review date for these as 5th August 2026. The meeting's proceedings and decisions can be found in the Decisions Wednesday 05-Aug-2026 16.30 Appointments Committee document. Further details on the meeting's agenda and reports are available in the Agenda frontsheet Wednesday 05-Aug-2026 16.30 Appointments Committee and Public reports pack Wednesday 05-Aug-2026 16.30 Appointments Committee.
