The town of Battleford announced the hire of the two newest members of their management team at their council meeting Monday.
Town chief administrator Ash Alan has announced that Mohammad Rahman has been hired as the new finance manager.
Prior to taking over in Battleford, Rahman was with the Battlefords Indian and Métis Friendship Centre in a finance role there. He has a business administration degree from the University of New Brunswick.
He fills the role left vacant for the past few months after former finance manager/deputy CAO David Gillan was elected Mayor of North Battleford. Rahman begins next Monday, March 22.
Alam also announced that Paige Reynolds is the new community planner and introduced her at Monday’s meeting. Reynolds is a Battleford resident whose previous experience is with Parks Canada. She is currently completely the necessary educational requirements for the role. Reynolds started her new role Monday and takes over from Alex Popoff.
Mayor Ames Leslie welcomed both Rahman and Reynolds to the team in his remarks at council.