Outwood Grange Academies Trust has confirmed the appointment of Lee Wilson as permanent chief executive officer.
Outwood’s board of trustees chair David Earnshaw said Mr Wilson had emerged as the stand-out candidate from an “extensive search and rigorous selection process”.
Mr Wilson has been the trust’s interim CEO since November last year after former boss Sir Martyn Oliver left to become chief inspector of Ofsted in January.
He was previously deputy chief executive at Outwood and had been working at the trust for more than a decade in various roles.
Mr Wilson was responsible for Outwood’s 13 primary schools when he was chief executive principal. All those primaries that have been inspected are rated “good” or “outstanding”, the trust has said.
“Outwood Grange Academies Trust is a place where every single person strives to do their very best, every day, to put students first - and I will ensure that I lead by example to further this culture,” said Mr Wilson.
He added that the trust is about to enter “an exciting new chapter” and hoped to work collectively across the trust and with partnerships across and beyond the education sector.
Mr Earnshaw said Mr Wilson has been doing “an outstanding job” leading the trust in his interim role.
“His dedication, experience and vision have been evident throughout his 11 years with the trust and we are confident that he will continue to lead our organisation with the same level of excellence and passion as permanent chief executive,” he added.
“We are all excited by the possibility for the future.”
Former Outwood chief executive Sir Martyn took over as Ofsted chief inspector in January after being approved by MPs in September.
Outwood was established in 2009 and currently has 40 academies across primary and secondary phases.
Mr Wilson has also worked across the trust’s secondary academies, its post-16 centre and an alternative provision setting. He has previously been awarded a National Teaching Award.
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