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# Lichfield District Council’s chief executive confirms decision to stand down from role
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lichfield-district-councils-chief-executive-confirms-decision-to-stand-down-from-role/
- Published: 2021-01-21T11:09:21.000Z
- Updated: 2021-01-21T11:09:41.000Z
- Description: The chief executive of Lichfield District Council has confirmed she will be leaving the local authority.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:14, News

The chief executive of Lichfield District Council has confirmed she will be leaving the local authority.

![Diane Tilley](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/diane-tilley.jpg)

Diane Tilley

Diane Tilley will step down from her post in May.

She said:

> After eight years at Lichfield District Council I have decided the time is right for me to move on.  
>  
> “I feel incredibly privileged to have worked with such a great team over the years and I would like to thank everyone for their support and hard work through some really challenging times.  
>  
> “There is still much important work to do in managing the response to this latest COVID-19 wave and running one of our biggest elections ever in very unpredictable circumstances.”   
>  
> Diane Tilley

Cllr Doug Pullen, leader of Lichfield District Council, said:

> “I would like to thank Diane for the work she has done over the last eight years, ensuring the council is in a robust financial position to head off the stormy winds of COVID-19.  
>  
> “I am now in the process of seeking a new chief executive to help lead Lichfield District Council through the challenging, yet exciting, years ahead.”  
>  
> Cllr Doug Pullen