The Corporate Leadership Team is responsible for managing the activities of the Council staff and for advising Councillors on the potential implications of political decisions.
Brentwood Borough Council and Rochford District Council’s Corporate Leadership Team consists of one Chief Executive, 3 Strategic Directors and 8 Directors:
Chief Executive
- Jonathan Stephenson - Chief Executive, Rochford District Council and Brentwood Borough Council (HPS, RO, ERO)
Strategic Directors
- Paul Burkinshaw - Strategic Director and Deputy Chief Executive (SIRO)
- Fiona Duhamel - Strategic Director - Commercial & Regeneration
- David Dickinson - Strategic Director - Resources (S151)
Directors
- Nichola Mann – Director People & Governance
- Phoebe Barnes – Director Assets & Investments
- Sarah Bennett – Director Customer & Data Insight (DPO)
- Greg Campbell – Director Policy & Transformation
- Lauren Stretch – Director Housing
- Paul Brace – Interim Director Communities & Health (RIPA)
- Marcus Hotten – Director Environment
- Emma Goodings – Director Place
- Claire Mayhew – Corporate Manager - Legal and Democratic (MO)
Statutory Roles: Head of Paid Service (HPS), Returning Officer (RO) & Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), Regulation of Investigatory Powers Officer (RIPA), Monitoring Officer (MO), Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO), Data Protection Officer (DPO) and Section 151 Officer (S151).
A full structure chart, including a breakdown of service areas for each Director can be found in the Related Content section as a PDF.
By law, senior Council staff are not allowed to participate in any party political activity and are expected to advise and assist all Councillors irrespective of their political affiliation.