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Strategic Leadership Team

Paul Matthews

Chief Executive

Peter Davies

Deputy Chief Executive & Strategic Director – Resources

Will McLean

Strategic Director – Learning, Skills and Economy

Jane Rogers

Strategic Director – Social Care and Health

Matthew Gatehouse

Chief Officer – People, Performance and Partnerships

Ian Saunders

Chief Officer – Customer, Culture and Wellbeing

James Williams

Chief Officer – Law and Governance

Debra Hill-Howells

Chief Officer – Infrastructure

Craig O’Connor

Chief Officer -Place

Learning, Skills & Economy

Will McLean

Strategic Director – Learning, Skills and Economy

Hannah Jones

Head of Economy, Employment and Skills

Nikki Wellington

Resources and School
Support Lead

Morwenna Wagstaff

Head of Inclusion

Sharon Randall-Smith

Head of Achievement and Attainment

Ian Hardman

Emergency Planning
Manager

Cath Saunders

Sustainable Community
for Learning Programme
Manager

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Infrastructure

Debra Hill-Howells

Chief Officer – Infrastructure

Carl Touhig

Head of Neighbourhood Services

Vacant

Head of Transport

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Place

Craig O’Connor

Chief Officer – Place

Daniel Fordham

Regeneration Manager

Helen Cottle

Corporate Catering Manager

Marianne Elliot

Sustainable Food Projects Manager

Mark Davies

Highway Development Manager

Ross Price

Flood Risk Manager

Nigel George

Building Control Manager

Vacant

Head of Planning

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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

Nick Keyse

Head of Landlord and
Commercial Services

Vacant

Head of Digital Design
and Innovation

Sian Hayward

Head of Information,
Technology and Security

Kate Thompson

Corporate Health and
Safety Manager

Jonathan Davies

Head of Finance

(Acting section 151 officer)

Jan Furtek

Chief Internal Auditor

Social Care, Safeguarding and Health

Jane Rodgers

Strategic Director – Social Care and Health

Diane Corrister

Head of Childrens services

Jenny Jenkins

Head of Adult Services

Claire Robins

Service Manager
Transformation

Vacant

Head of Public Protection

Chief Executives – 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

Customer, Culture and Wellbeing – MonLife

Ian Saunders

Chief Officer Customer,
Culture and Wellbeing

Vacant

Environment and Culture
Manager

Nick John

Leisure Services Manager

Richard Drinkwater

Community Hubs,
Community Education
& Libraries

Cheryl Haskell

Operations Manager:
Community Hubs,
Customer Care & Contact

Tracey Thomas

Workforce and Visitor
Attractions Services
Manager

Stacey Jones

Finance and Resources
Manager

Paul Sullivan

Active Travel,
Communications and
Engagement Manager

Chief Executives – Housing, Rural Development & Strategic Partnerships

Cath Fallon

Head of Housing, Strategic Partnerships & Reform

Kirsty-Lee Jones

Strategic Operations
Manager

Ian Bakewell

Strategic Housing Manager

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