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County
to
Welcome
Several
Top
Financial
Leaders
Including
a New
Chief
Financial
Officer
DETROIT,
MI –
This
spring,
Wayne
County
Executive
Warren
C. Evans
announced
several
new
appointments
to the
County’s
financial
leadership.
John
Wallace
will
join the
county
as its
new
Chief
Financial
Officer
and
Robert
Widigan
as Chief
Deputy
Financial
Officer,
pending
approval
from the
Wayne
County
Commission.
The
county
also
plans to
welcome
Sharron
Rose as
the
Deputy
Finance
Director
of
Financial
Reporting
&
Compliance
for the
Health,
Human
and
Veterans
Services
Department.
This
news
comes on
the
heels of
the
County
Executive’s
State of
the
County
Address
where he
highlighted
various
leaders
across
the
administration
and
their
contribution
to
helping
create
and more
robust
Wayne
County
government.
He also
spoke to
moving
the
county
from
surviving
to
thriving.
“This is
an
exciting
time in
Wayne
County.
We’re
building
an even
stronger
leadership
team
that
will
help
carry us
into the
future.
Financially,
Wayne
County
is the
strongest
it’s
been in
a long,
long
time.
We’re
entering
an era
where we
can
truly
thrive,”
said
Executive
Evans.
“With
new
ideas
and
diverse
perspectives,
we will
continue
to build
a county
that is
rich and
inclusive.”
With
more
than 20
years in
the
finance
industry,
John
will
join the
County
from the
City of
Detroit
where he
served
as
Agency
CFO for
the
City’s
Public
Infrastructure
group
which
includes
the
Department
of
Transportation,
Department
of
Public
Works,
Municipal
Parking,
and the
Airport.
Now,
John
will
head the
County’s
finances.
“I am
excited
to join
the
Evans
Administration
and
begin
the next
phase of
my
career
with
Wayne
County,”
said
Wallace.
“The
county
has made
strong
financial
strides
over the
last
several
years
and I
look
forward
to being
a part
of its
future
and
positively
impacting
the
residents
of Wayne
County.”
Robert
Widigan’s
career
in
public
service
spans
close to
15
years,
He has
experience
working
on
several
levels
of
state,
local
and
regional
government
including
the
State of
Michigan,
City of
Lansing,
Genesee
County,
and
other
municipalities.
Robert
joins
Wayne
County
from the
City of
Flint
where he
served
as CFO
since
August
2021.
“I am
enthusiastic
about
joining
the team
at Wayne
County
that is
cultivating
positive
change
throughout
the
region,”
said
Widigan.
“I am
eager to
work
with the
administration,
commission
and
residents
to
continue
moving
this
county
forward.”
Sharron
Rose
brings
10 years
of
financial
expertise
to the
County
after
serving
as the
CFO for
the
Charles
H.
Wright
Museum
of
African
American
History.
“This is
a
full-circle
career
moment
for me
to serve
in Wayne
County.
The
better
part of
my
career
has been
in the
corporate
and
nonprofit
sectors.
I've
always
wanted
to be in
a human
services
environment
serving
the
people
from the
community
I was
born,
raised,
and
schooled
in. I'm
excited
at the
possibility
of being
able to
make a
difference.”
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