Kim has been Chief Executive of Brent Council since May 2023 and leads a workforce of around 2500 people, with a focus on delivering of corporate priorities. Before joining Brent, Kim had been Chief Executive of Lewisham Council where she led the council’s response to the global pandemic, and prior to that, she held a range of Corporate Director roles at Hackney Council, responsible for a large range of front facing services. Kim began her local government career in leisure services at Spelthorne Borough Council, moving on to work at Barnet Council before joining Hackney. She has several pan London roles – as Chair of the London Partnership Board’s Tackling Structural Inequalities subgroup and as Deputy Chair of London’s Local Resilience Forum.