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Corporate Management Team

The Corporate Management Team (CMT) is a group of senior officers who meet regularly to:

  • provide visible officer leadership to ensure that the council’s vision and corporate objectives are delivered
  • ensure that the council acts as one organisation to identify and take opportunities to work effectively internally and in collaboration with key partners
  • promote and ensure excellence in respect of customer service, people management, corporate governance, performance management, financial management and control, risk management and change management
  • prioritise management action and allocate resources accordingly
Walsall Council's Corporate Management Team
RoleName
Chief ExecutiveEmma Bennett
Director: Lifelong Learning Sharon Kelly
Executive Director: Children’s ServicesColleen Male
Director: Children’s Early Intervention, Partnerships & Community Development Isabel Vanderheeren 
Director: Children’s Social Care Rita Homer
Director: Environment & Place Operations Kathryn Moreton
Director: Resilient Communities Paul Gordon
Director: Housing & Engagement Elise Hopkins
Executive Director: Environment, Housing and GrowthDave Brown
Director: Economy & GrowthSimon Tranter
Director: Commissioning & Partnerships Andrew Osborn (Interim) 
Director: Public Health (Caldicott Guardian)Nadia Inglis
Executive Director: Adult Social Care & Health (DASS) Kerrie Allward
Director: Adult Social Care Jennie Pugh
Director: Strategy & Transformation Caroline Brom
Executive Director: ResourcesJudith Greenhalgh
Director: Human Resources, Organisational Development and AdministrationMichele Leith
Interim Director: GovernanceEdwina Adefehinti
Director: Finance and Procurement (S151)Shaun Darcy