The City of Regina’s search for a new city manager is over.

The City announced that they had hired Niki Anderson for the position.

Anderson has twenty years of experience as a senior leader.

Over the past four and a half years, she has held leadership roles with the City of Edmonton, most recently as Deputy Fire Chief and Executive Officer with Edmonton Fire Rescue Services.

Before this, she was with the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in several increasingly senior roles, notably in strategic development and institutional engagement. Anderson was also a Managing Partner with Uniglobe Geo Travel for three years, after spending one year in Afghanistan providing logistics start-up expertise to the Department of National Defense.

“I am excited to take on this new responsibility and the many challenges and opportunities that lie ahead,” said Anderson. “I look forward to working closely with the Mayor and Council and City employees as we support Council in the achievement of its priorities.”

Anderson replaced former City Manager Chris Holden, hired back in February by the City.

As Anderson moves into her new role, Jim Nicol and Amber Ackerman, currently serving as Interim City Manager and Interim City Clerk, will return to their previous roles.

As the head of administration, Andersons will be of the City accountable to City Council and ensures City operations are well maintained and managed efficiently for Regina residents while providing leadership to approximately 2,800 City employees.

Her first day on the job will be November 1st.