Strategic Leadership Team

Paul Matthews
Chief Executive

Peter Davies
Deputy Chief Executive & Strategic Director – Resources

Will McLean
Strategic Director – Children, Learning, Skills and Economy

Jane Rogers
Strategic Director – Social Care and Safeguarding

Matthew Gatehouse
Chief Officer – People, Performance and Partnerships

James Williams
Chief Officer – Law and Governance

Debra Hill-Howells
Chief Officer – Infrastructure

Craig O’Connor
Chief Officer – Place and Community Wellbeing
Chief Executives Office

Paul Matthews
Chief Executive

Peter Davies
Deputy Chief Executive & Strategic Director – Resources

Carly Rogers
Personal Assistant to Chief Executive

Paul Sullivan
Head of Customer, Communication and Engagement

Cath Fallon
Head of Strategic Change, Partnerships and Procurement
Children, Learning, Skills and Economy

Will McLean
Strategic Director – Children, Learning, Skills and Economy

Hannah Jones
Head of Economy, Employment and Skills

Nikki Wellington
Resources and School
Support Lead

Morwenna Wagstaff
Head of Service – Inclusion

Sharon Randall-Smith
Head of Service – Attainment and Achievement

Ian Hardman
Emergency Planning
Lead
Infrastructure

Debra Hill-Howells
Chief Officer – Infrastructure

Carl Touhig
Head of Neighbourhood Services and Decarbonisation

Nick Tulp
Head of Transport

Helen Cottle
Corporate Catering Manager

Vacant
Head of Highways
Place and Community Wellbeing

Craig O’Connor
Chief Officer – Place and Community Wellbeing

Andrew Jones
Head of Planning

Tracey Thomas
Head of Culture, Community Learning and Events

Nick John
Head of Leisure and Wellbeing

Daniel Fordham
Regeneration and Placemaking Manager

Colette Bosley
Countryside, Destination and Environment Manager

Stacey Jones
Finance and Resources
Manager
Law and Governance

James Williams
Chief Officer – Law and
Governance

John Pearson
Local Democracy Manager

Jo Chase
Head of Commercial Law

Caryl Gray
Head of Litigation and
Family Law

Tudor Baldwin
Land Charges Officer

Geraint Edwards
Senior Solicitor & Deputy Monitoring Officer
Resources

Peter Davies
Deputy Chief Executive & Strategic Director – Resources

Jonathan Davies
Head of Finance

Nick Keyse
Head of Landlord Services

Sian Hayward
Head of Information,
Technology and Security

Kate Thompson
Corporate Health and
Safety Manager

Jan Furtek
Chief Internal Auditor
Social Care and Safeguarding

Jane Rodgers
Strategic Director – Social Care and Safeguarding

Diane Corrister
Head of Childrens Services

Jenny Jenkins
Head of Adult Services

Ian Bakewell
Head of Housing Services

Claire Robins
Transformation , Digital Workforce Manager

Huw Owen
Head of EH

Tyrone Stoke
Finance Manager

Linda O’Gorman
Principal Licensing Officer

Kristian Williams & Alun Thomas
Principal EHO (Commercial)

Jennifer Walton
Registration Service Manager

Gareth Walters
Trading Standards & Animal Welfare Manager
People, Performance and Partnerships

Matthew Gatehouse
Chief Officer People,
Performance and
Partnerships

Katherine Cameron
Head of Systems and
Payroll

Hazel Clatworthy
Sustainability Policy
Officer

Lisa Knight-Davies
Head of Organisation and
Workforce Development

Annette Evans
Customer Relations
Manager

Hazel Ilett
Scrutiny Manager

Richard Jones
Performance and Data
Insight Manager

Sharran Lloyd
Strategic Partnerships
Manager

Philippa Green
Head of HR

Pennie Walker
Equalities and Welsh
Language Manager