Bill Poole

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced that state Finance Director Bill Poole will depart the role and named Doryan Carlton to lead the Alabama Department of Finance. The finance department oversees the state budget and major capital projects, so the leadership change affects how Alabama manages its finances heading into upcoming budget cycles.

Bill Poole is stepping down as director of the Alabama Department of Finance. Poole, a former state legislator who led the department overseeing state budgeting and finances, has not announced his next move. The announcement is drawing attention in Alabama political and budget circles, where he has been a central figure in managing the state's finances in recent years.

Alabama Finance Director Bill Poole is leaving his post, and Doryan Carlton has been named to succeed him. Poole, a former state legislator who led the Finance Department, has overseen state budgeting in recent years. The announcement sets up a leadership change in the office responsible for managing Alabama's finances, with Carlton stepping into the director's role.

Bill Poole has stepped down as Alabama's state finance director after five years overseeing the state's budget and billions of dollars in public funds. He was appointed to the role in 2020 and managed state finances through the pandemic recovery period. His departure leaves a key vacancy in the administration, and attention is turning to who will succeed him.