Leadership, organisation structure and senior salaries
Corporate leadership team
See details of our senior leadership team at West Northamptonshire Council.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Interim Chief Executive (Chief Finance Officer) | Martin Henry |
| Chief Executive Children's Trust | Colin Foster |
| Executive Director, Resources (Chief Finance Officer) and Deputy Chief Executive | Vacant (colleague acting up) |
| Executive Director of People Services (DASS) | Melanie Williams |
| Executive Director, Place, Economy and Environment, and Interim Deputy Chief Executive | Stuart Timmiss |
| Director of Communities and Opportunities | Jane Carr |
| Director of Public Health | David Johns |
| Corporate Director of Law and Governance (MO) | Sarah Hall |
| Director for Children's Services (DCS) | Melanie Barnett |
| Corporate Director, Finance and Procurement (Deputy S151) | James Smith |
| Corporate Director, Major Projects (Finance) | Audra Statham |
| Corporate Director of Workforce, Technology and Change | Alison Golding |
| Service Director, Customer and Response Services | Luiza Morris-Warren |
| Service Director, Revenues and Benefits | Belinda Green |
| Service Director, Communications and Strategy | Becky Hutson |
| Acting Director, Adult Social Care | Neil Cox |
| Assistant Director, Integrated Commissioning | Ashley Leduc |
| Assistant Director, Health, Wellbeing and Reablement | Emma Skey |
| Assistant Director, Housing and Communities | Jodie Archer |
| Interim Assistant Director, Place Shaping | Kevin Langley |
| Assistant Director, Assets and Environment | Simon Bowers |
| Assistant Director, Planning and Development | Stephanie Gibrat |
| Assistant Director, Waste | Fiona Unett |
| Assistant Director, Highways and Transport | Nick Henstock |
| Assistant Director, Education | Ben Pearson |
| Assistant Director, Integrated Commissioning | Louisa Russell |
| Assistant Director, Technology | Jon Black |
| Head of Pensions | Mark Whitby |
| Head of Audit and Risk Management | Adrian Ward |
Executive posts
View our Executive posts for information regarding the Leader of the Council, the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Members.
Organisation structure and senior salaries
The Transparency Code 2015, published by the Department for Communities and Local Government, sets out what information local authorities must publish about their organisation structure, senior employees and senior salaries.
West Northamptonshire Council has published its organisation structure for the top three management tiers. It is a snapshot of the senior leadership team as of 1 April 2025.
The Senior Salaries information requires the publication of our senior employees whose annual remuneration is £50,000 and above.
Organisation and salary information is published annually, as required by the Code, and the next full update will be due in May or June 2026.
Last updated 02 December 2025