CEO Paul Sutton
Paul Sutton has been with the City of Charles Sturt for over 15 years and has held the position of Chief Executive Officer since 2015.
With nearly 30 years of local government experience he has worked in a broad range of roles across several SA Councils. His leadership has a strong focus on collaboration, working to bring both councils and people together to create a better community.
Paul is an approachable and authentic leader. He has experience in addressing complex challenges and works to create strategic outcomes. He’s committed to driving an effective and flexible public sector to deliver services and infrastructure to the community in a responsive, productive and cost-efficient way.
Paul has tertiary qualifications in engineering and management (Uni of SA), and a Master of Business Administration (University of Adelaide).
He has been a member on various boards and is a past President of Local Government Professionals SA. He continues as a board member of Local Government Professionals SA and was a past LG Professionals National Director.
He is a board member of Central Adelaide Waste Management Authority (CAWRA). Paul was previously Company Secretary and Executive Committee Member of the Institute Public Administration of Australia SA (IPAA SA). He was also Member of the IPAA National Council and was awarded National Fellowship of the Institute in 2016.