Our management teams
Our management teams
Our Chief Executive is Dawn Hudd and our Corporate Management Team (CMT) is comprised of:
- Dawn Hudd — Chief Executive
- Philippa Dart — Director of Environment and Communities
- Karl Roberts — Director of Growth
- Antony Baden — Group Head of Finance and Section 151 Officer
- Daniel Bainbridge — Group Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer
There are two Directors and 7 Group Heads and together with the Chief Executive, they are our Senior Management Team (SMT):
Dawn Hudd is at the top of the structure chart.
Philippa Dart, Director of Environment and Communities, and Karl Roberts, Director of Growth are below Dawn on the structure chart.
Philippa is responsible for the Environment and Communities Directorate. The Group Heads reporting to Philippa are Antony Baden, Richard Tomkinson, Group Head of Housing, Wellbeing and Communities, and Joe Russell-Wells, Group Head of Environment and Climate Change.
Karl is responsible for the Growth Directorate. The Group Heads reporting to Karl are Neil Crowther, Group Head of Planning, Nat Slade, Group Head of Technical Services, Jackie Follis, Group Head of Organisational Excellence and Daniel Bainbridge, Group Head of Law and Governance.
Our Senior Management Team structure is as shown in the graphic below (click on the graphic to enlarge):
A chart showing the responsibilities of each group head is shown in the graphic below (click on the graphic to enlarge):
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The below group heads come under Karl Roberts — director of growth
Neil Crowther — Group Head of CPO Planning is responsible for the following:
- planning policy
- enforcement
- DM
- historic buildings
- conservation
- CIL
Nat Slade — Group Head of Technical Services is responsible for the following:
- parking
- property and estates
- facilities
- private sector housing
- environmental health
- licensing
- building control
- land charges
- street naming and numbering
- economic regeneration
- major regeneration projects
Jackie Follis — Group Head of Organisational Excellence is responsible for the following:
- performance management
- organisational development
- organisational intelligence
- HR
- comms
- marketing
- customer insight
- technology and digital
- print and post
Daniel Bainbridge — Group Head of Law and Governance is responsible for the following:
- committee services
- elections
- FOI
- GDPR
- member services
- legal services
- corporate complaints
The below group heads come under Phillipa Dart — director of environment and communities
Richard Tomkinson — Group Head of Housing & Wellbeing and Communities is responsible for the following:
- housing options
- housing revenue account
- registered providers and social landlords
- homelessness
- neighbourhood services
- business improvement
- repairs and maintenance
- assets and development
- wellbeing
- community safety
- safeguarding
- community liaison
Joe Russell-Wells — Group Head of Environment and Climate Change is responsible for the following:
- carbon reduction climate adaption
- habitat creation
- coastal engineers
- flood prevention
- foreshores
- parks and cemeteries
- trees
- landscapes and project delivery
- emergency planning
- combined cleaning contract
- Lifeline
- events
- leisure
Tony Baden — Group Head of S151 and Finance is responsible for the following:
- revenues and benefits
- customer services
- finance transactions
- treasury management
- audit
- payroll
- procurement
The contact details for our Senior Management Team are shown below:
Dawn Hudd
Chief Executive
Phone 01903 737600
Email dawn.hudd@arun.gov.uk
Philippa Dart
Director of Environment and Communities
Phone 01903 737811
Email philippa.dart@arun.gov.uk
Karl Roberts
Director of Growth
Phone 01903 737760
Email karl.roberts@arun.gov.uk
Jackie Follis
Group Head of Organisational Excellence
Email jackie.follis@arun.gov.uk
Daniel Bainbridge
Group Head of Law and Governance
Phone 01903 737607
Email daniel.bainbridge@arun.gov.uk
Antony Baden
Group Head of Finance and Section 151 Officer
Phone 01903 737558
Email antony.baden@arun.gov.uk
Neil Crowther
Group Head of Planning
Phone 01903 737839
Email neil.crowther@arun.gov.uk
Nat Slade
Group Head of Technical Services
Phone 01903 737683
Email nat.slade@arun.gov.uk
Joe Russell-Wells
Group Head of Environment and Climate Change
Phone 01903 737914
Email joe.russell-wells@arun.gov.uk
Richard Tomkinson
Group Head of Housing, Wellbeing & Communities
Phone 01903 737719