Leeds City Council's director of adult social services, Sandie Keene, has been appointed next year's vice-president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS).

This means that in 2013 she will become president of the national organisation that advises government and influences the way social care is shaped in this country. Her role as director at Leeds City Council will continue in parallel with her appointment as vice-president, then president and her new position has been supported and welcomed by the council's senior leadership and management.