Hammond is new CEO at SYMCA

Katharine Hammond has been appointed the new Chief Executive of South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA).

She will work with South Yorkshire’s Mayor Oliver Coppard to deliver SYMCA’s ambitions across transport, policing, skills, housing, growth and more. 

Hammond has been Director of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat in the Cabinet Office supporting COBR through numerous emergencies; has worked with the criminal justice system and with police forces; has held a senior role in national security and has been part of the drive to build the number of civil service roles in the North.