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 Local Government Transparency Code 2014, 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.
In compliance with the code West Northamptonshire Council has published its organisation structure and annual remuneration data for the top three management tiers. It is a snapshot of the senior leadership team as of 1 April 2026.
In accordance with the Localism Act, West Northamptonshire Council also publishes its annual Pay Policy Statement with regards to the Council’s approach to setting the pay of its employees.
This includes the Transparency code requirement to publish its most recent data on pay multiples and senior management salaries including:
- The remuneration of its Chief Officers.
- The remuneration of its lowest-paid employees.
- The relationship between the renumeration of its Chief Officers and the remainder of its employees.
Organisation and salary information is published annually, as required by the Code, and the next full update will be due in May or June 2027.
Last updated 29 May 2026