Our management teams
Corporate Leadership Team
Our Chief Executive is Dawn Hudd and our Corporate Leadership Team (CLT) is comprised of the following:
- Dawn Hudd - Chief Executive
- Karl Roberts - Deputy Chief Executive
- Antony Baden - Director of Resources (Section 151 Officer)
- Claire Beesly - Assistant Director of Governance, People & Performance (Monitoring Officer)
- Chris Ellison - Interim Assistant Director of Housing, Wellbeing and Communities
Dawn Hudd has management responsibilities for Karl Roberts, Antony Baden, Claire Beesly and Chris Ellison.
Senior Leadership Team
The Senior Leadership Team is made up of 13 people: the chief executive, deputy chief executive, director of resources, 2 assistant directors and 8 group heads. The following graphic illustrates the Senior Leadership Team:
Our Chief Executive, Dawn Hudd, is at the top of the structure chart.
Karl Roberts, Antony Baden, Claire Beesly and Chris Ellison are below Dawn on the structure chart.
Karl Roberts, Deputy Chief Executive, has management responsibility for three Group Heads who are Nat Slade, Neil Crowther, and Joe Russell-Wells.
Nat Slade, Group Head of Technical Services is responsible for:
- Environmental Health
- Private Sector Housing
- Business, Economy and Regeneration
- Property and Estates
- Licensing
- Land Charges
- Street naming and numbering
Neil Crowther, Group Head of Planning and Building Control is responsible for:
- Local Plan and policy
- Strategic Development
- Development management and enforcement
- Building Control
- Technical Support (enforcement)
Joe Russell-Wells, Group Head of Environment and Climate Change is responsible for:
- Climate Change and Sustainability
- Landscape and Project Delivery
- Leisure
- Parks, Cemeteries, Trees and Landscapes
- Cleansing and Street Scene
- Emergency Planning
- Flooding and Coastal Engineering
Antony Baden, Director of Resources and Section 151 Officer has management responsibility for two Group Heads who are Shellie Bushell and Paul Symes.
Shellie Bushell, Group Head of Financial Services and Deputy Section 151 officer is responsible for:
- Finance
- Revenues and Benefits
- Statutory and Technical Accounting
- Transactional Finance and Systems
- Finance Business Partnering
- Insurance, Risk and Procurement
- Revenues and Benefits
Paul Symes, Group Head of Support Services is responsible for:
- Customer Services
- Facilities
- Technology and Digital
- Print and Post
- Car Parks
Claire Beesly, Assistant Director of Governance, People and Performance and Monitoring Officer has management responsibility for a number of officers and her service area is responsible for:
- Legal Services and Deputy Monitoring Officer
- Committee Services
- People Services
- Information Management and Corporate Complaints
- Communications and Marketing
- Policy and Performance
- Electoral Services
Chris Ellison, Interim Assistant Director of Housing, Wellbeing and Communities has management responsibility for three Group Heads who are Andrew Powers, Carrie Reynolds and Jayne Knight:
Andrew Powers, Interim Group Head of Landlord Services is responsible for:
- Landlord Services
- Business Improvement and Tenancy Services
- Repairs and Maintenance
- Complaints
- Assets and Development
- Project Officer
Carrie Reynolds, Acting Group Head of Communities & Wellbeing is responsible for:
- Community Safety Partnership
- Safeguarding
- Arun Lifeline
- Community Anti-Social Behaviour
- Housing Anti-Social Behaviour
- Housing Fraud
- Voluntary and Community Sector Partnerships
- Community Engagement Hubs
- Health
Jayne Knight, Acting Group Head of Strategic Housing is responsible for:
- Statutory Homeless function
- Housing register and allocation of social housing
- Temporary Accommodation
- Rough sleeping team
- Supported accommodation for rough sleepers
Contacts
The contact details for our Senior Leadership Team are:
Dawn Hudd
Chief Executive
Phone 01903 737600
Email chief.executive@arun.gov.uk
Karl Roberts
Deputy Chief Executive
Phone 01903 737760
Email karl.roberts@arun.gov.uk
Claire Beesly
Assistant Director for Governance, People and Performance and Monitoring Officer
Phone 01903 737607
Email claire.beesly@arun.gov.uk
Antony Baden
Director of Resources and Section 151 Officer
Phone 01903 737558
Email antony.baden@arun.gov.uk
Chris Ellison
Interim Assistant Director of Housing, Wellbeing and Communities
Phone 01903 737719
Email chris.ellison@arun.gov.uk
Neil Crowther
Group Head of Planning and Building Control
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
Shellie Bushell
Group Head of Financial Services and Deputy Section 151 Officer
Phone 01903 737866
Email shellie.bushell@arun.gov.uk
Paul Symes
Group Head of Support Services
Phone 01903 737585
Email paul.symes@arun.gov.uk
Andrew Powers
Group Head of Landlord Services
Phone 01903 737806
Email andrew.powers@arun.gov.uk
Jayne Knight
Interim Group Head of Strategic Housing
Phone 01903 737708
Email jayne.knight@arun.gov.uk
Carrie Reynolds
Interim Group Head
of Communities and Wellbeing
Phone 01903 737605
Email carrie.reynolds@arun.gov.uk