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<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">Danny McSorley is a Chartered Civil Engineer. Danny has over 20 years strategic leadership experience in regeneration and development in Central and Local Government. He spent over sixteen years working in Local Government until his retirement in 2015. He served as Chief Executive of Strabane District Council for two years before his appointment as Chief Executive of Omagh District Council in 2001. He was Chief Executive of both Councils from 2011 to 2015. Prior to this, Danny worked for a number of years in Roads Service before transferring to the Department of Agriculture and being appointed Chief Executive of Rivers Agency in 1996.

Danny has been heavily involved in developing and taking forward an extensive programme of regeneration in Omagh, Strabane and the wider North-West region. More recently, he has played a leading role in supporting Local Government Reform and developing a Local Government led approach to securing improvement and efficiency through collaborative working.

Danny was awarded the OBE in the 2015 New Year's Honours for services to Local Government.</td>
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