Leadership, organisation structure and senior salaries
Corporate leadership team
See details of our senior leadership team at West Northamptonshire Council.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chief Executive | Anna Earnshaw |
| Chief Executive Children's Trust | Colin Foster |
| Executive Director, Resources (Chief Finance Officer) and Deputy Chief Executive | Martin Henry |
| Executive Director of People Services (DASS) | Melanie Williams |
| Executive Director, Place, Economy and Environment | Stuart Timmiss |
| Director of Communities and Opportunities | Jane Carr |
| Director of Public Health | David Johns |
| Interim Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer (MO) | Sarah Hall |
| Director for Children's Services (DCS) | Melanie Barnett |
| Acting Director, Adult Social Care | Neil Cox |
| Assistant Director, Workforce and Transformation | Alison Golding |
| Assistant Director, Integrated Commissioning | Ashley Leduc |
| Assistant Director, Health, Wellbeing and Reablement | Emma Skey |
| Assistant Director, Housing and Communities | Jodie Archer |
| Assistant Director, Place Shaping | Louise Seymour |
| 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, Customer Services | Luiza Morris-Warren |
| Assistant Director, Finance - Strategy | James Smith |
| Assistant Director, Finance - Accountancy | Audra Statham |
| Assistant Director, Revenues and Benefits | Belinda Green |
| Assistant Director, Education | Ben Pearson |
| Assistant Director, Integrated Commissioning | Louisa Russell |
| Interim Head of DTI | Peter Borley-Cox |
| Head of Transformation Delivery (currently seconded to NCT) | Matt Prisk |
| Head of Communications | Becky Hutson |
| Head of Business Intelligence and Performance Insights (BIPI) | Simon Bryant |
| Head of Pensions | Mark Whitby |
| Head of Audit and Risk Management | Adrian Ward |
| Project and Executive Support Manager | Leanne Howells |
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 21 October 2025