PREMIER ANNOUNCES NEW SENIOR APPOINTMENTS

Premier Brad Wall announced today a number of changes in the leadership of the Saskatchewan Public Service and provincial Crown Corporations.

"These changes will assist our government in moving forward with our growth agenda and ensuring that all Saskatchewan people benefit from that growth," Wall said.

Wall announced the appointment of Karen Layng as Deputy Minister of Finance. Layng is the first woman to hold that position in Saskatchewan.

Layng has served as Assistant Deputy Minister, Treasury Board Branch, at Finance since 2005. Among other positions in her public service career, she was also a senior policy advisor in Executive Council's Cabinet Planning Unit, and held several senior roles within Saskatchewan Health.

The other changes announced today are as follows:

• Doug Matthies moves from Deputy Minister of Finance to President of SaskWater Corporation; 
• Ron Styles moves from President and Chief Executive Officer of the Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan to President and Chief Executive Officer of SaskTel; 
• Robert Watson moves from President and Chief Executive Officer of SaskTel to President and Chief Executive Officer of SaskPower;
• Dick Carter moves from Chief of Staff to the Minister of Finance to President and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Investments Corporation;
• Harley Olsen moves from Associate Deputy Minister, Intergovernmental Affairs, Executive Council to Chief Executive Officer of the new Provincial Capital Commission; and
• Dylan Jones moves from Assistant Deputy Minister, Intergovernmental Affairs, Executive Council, to Associate Deputy Minister, Intergovernmental Affairs, Executive Council.

Layng, Matthies, Olsen and Jones move into their new positions on July 1, 2010. The appointments of Styles, Watson and Carter are effective August 16, 2010.

"I would like to thank all of these outstanding individuals for their ongoing contribution to the province and also thank them for taking on these important new roles," Wall said.

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For more information, contact:

Kathy Young
Executive Council
Regina
Phone: 306-787-0425
Email: kathy.young@gov.sk.ca
Cell: 306-526-8927