The Department for Education (DfE) has today announced that
Eileen Milner has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of
the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and will take
up the post in November this year.
The ESFA is an
executive agency of the DfE that is accountable
for funding education and training for children, young people and
adults.
Eileen will replace Peter Lauener, the current Chief Executive
Officer of the ESFA, who has held
the post since 1 April 2017 and in predecessor organisations
since April 2010. He will step down at the end of November.
Eileen began her career in education and is a proven leader. She
brings extensive skills and experience gained from working in a
range of roles across government as well as the public and
private sector. This includes considerable experience at a senior
level at the Care Quality Commission, where she is currently the
Executive Director of Customer and Corporate Services, as well as
Northgate Information Solutions - a software and services
business with a large presence in public services in the U.K.
DfE Permanent
Secretary said:
I’m delighted that Eileen will be joining us to lead the
Education and Skills Funding Agency, and look forward to
working closely with her. I know that colleagues will join me
in welcoming Eileen to the department.
The Chief Executive of the ESFA is a
member of the DfE Board and attends the
Performance, Management and Audit and Risk Committees.
They are responsible for the leadership and day-to-day management
of the ESFA. The Chief
Executive is also Accounting Officer for the ESFA’s budget and is
accountable to the DfE’s Principal Accounting
Officer, and to Parliament for the stewardship of these funds.
