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Strategic Leadership Team

Paul Matthews

Chief Executive

Peter Davies

Deputy Chief Executive & Strategic Director – Resources

(Section 151 Officer)

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

(Section 151 Officer)

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

(Section 151 Officer)

Jonathan Davies

Head of Finance

(Deputy section 151 officer)

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