Chatham-Kent names CAO

Michael Duben will join the Municipality of Chatham-Kent as the next Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) following Don Shropshire’s retirement.

Duben joins the municipality from his current role as CAO for Oxford County, a regional municipality in Southwestern Ontario. Prior to that, he served the District Municipality of Muskoka as its Chief Administrative Officer for seven years.

In addition to his CAO experience, Duben brings 10 years of experience as a senior corporate law partner at Miller Canfield LLP in Windsor, and over five years with the City of Windsor as General Manager responsible for a number of departments including Parks, Licensing and Enforcement, Planning, Building, Recreation, Fire Services and Cultural Affairs. He also served as Vice President for Enwin Utilities.

Tony Haddad remains the Interim CAO for the municipality until September 8, when Duben joins the municipality.