NAHT nominates new general secretary
Paul Whiteman, director of representation and advice at the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has been nominated to take over as general secretary.
He has been put forward to take over from Russell Hobby after the union’s executive committee confirmed he is the “preferred candidate” following an “in-depth recruitment process”.
Members will be consulted on the decision and can nominate a candidate of their choice if they do not agree with the committee’s decision.
If nobody challenges the decision, Whiteman will be confirmed as Hobby’s successor on 17 May and will begin the role in September.
Hobby, who was the NAHT’s preferred candidate when he took up the job in 2010, is to step down after seven years in charge of the 41,000-member union.
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