Council directors, assistant directors and service heads
Find details of the council's Corporate Management Team, what they are responsible for and how to contact them.
Our Corporate Management Team consists of the Chief Executive, two directors and seven assistant directors.
Corporate management organisation chart showing responsibilities and pay bands
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Chief Executive
Chief Executive Officer - Peter Holt
Reports to - Leader of the Council
Phone: 01799 510400
Email: pholt@uttlesford.gov.uk
Responsibilities
Head of Paid Service, Returning Officer
Directors
Director of Finance and Corporate Services - Adrian Webb
Reports to - Chief Executive
Phone: 01799 510510
Email: awebb@uttlesford.gov.uk
Responsibilities
Communications, Website, Customer Services, Scrutiny, Consultation, Museum, Corporate Plan & Policy, Finance, ICT, Facilities, Print & Mailroom, Commercial Assets, Corporate Performance, Business Process Re-engineering, Benchmarking, Contract Management
Director of Planning - Dean Hermitage
Reports to - Chief Executive
Phone: 01799 510510
Email: dhermitage@uttlesford.gov.uk
Responsibilities
Planning Policy/Local Plan, Development Management, Conservation and Design, Building Control, Planning Enforcement, Business Support
Interim Director, Housing, Health and Communities - Simone Russell
Reports to - Chief Executive
Phone: 01799 510510
Email: srussell@uttlesford.gov.uk
Responsibilities
Environmental Health, Licensing, Housing Strategy & Operations, Emergency Planning, Health and Safety, Community Safety, Health and Wellbeing, Day Centres
Assistant directors
Assistant Director Corporate Services - Richard Auty
Reports to - Director of Finance and Corporate Services
Phone: 01799 510510
Email: rauty@uttlesford.gov.uk
Responsibilities
Communications, Website, Customer Services, Scrutiny, Consultation, Museum, Corporate Plan & Policy
Assistant Director Finance (Dep S151 Officer) - Jody Etherington
Reports to - Director of Finance and Corporate Services
Phone: 01799 510510
Email: jetherington@uttlesford.gov.uk
Responsibilities
Finance
Assistant Director Commercial and Digital Change Management - Nicola Wittman
Reports to - Director of Finance and Corporate Services
Phone: 01799 510510
Email: nwittman@uttlesford.gov.uk
Responsibilities
ICT, Facilities, Print & Mailroom, Commercial Assets, Corporate Performance, Business Process Re-engineering, Benchmarking, Contract Management
Assistant Director Environmental Services - Ben Brown
Reports to - Chief Executive
Phone: 01799 510510
Email: bbrown@uttlesford.gov.uk
Responsibilities
Waste and Recycling, Grounds Maintenance, Street Cleansing, Highway Rangers, Vehicle Maintenance, Climate Change
Assistant Director Governance and Legal (Monitoring Officer) - Jane Reynolds
Reports to - Chief Executive
Phone: 01799 510510
Email: jreynolds@uttlesford.gov.uk
Responsibilities
Audit, Data Protection, Democratic & Electoral Services, Legal Services
Assistant Director Business and Change Management - Angela Knight
Reports to - Chief Executive
Phone: 01799 510510
Email: aknight@uttlesford.gov.uk
Responsibilities
Revenues, Benefits, Human Resources, Procurement, Change Management Programme & Project Management, Economic Development, Parking