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Sheffield City Council management teams

Learn about our Senior Leadership Team.

Our Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) deals with key corporate issues and strategic service issues. It makes decisions, formulates recommendations to support the political leadership and gives a steer on policy issues where this is necessary.

Our SLT comprises of the:

  • Chief Executive
  • Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services
  • Executive Director of City Futures
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Strategic Director of Adults' Care and Wellbeing
  • Strategic Director of Children's Services
  • Director of Public Health and Integrated Commissioning

The Statutory Section 151 Officer and Monitoring Officer are also members.

The SLT can make managerial decisions on how we operate or on the application of policy that has already been politically agreed. It cannot set new policy, which is the role of elected members.

Strategic Leadership Team

Chief Executive

Kate Josephs CB

chief.executive@sheffield.gov.uk

Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services

Ajman Ali

ajman.ali@sheffield.gov.uk

Executive Director of City Futures

Kate Martin

kate.martin@sheffield.gov.uk

Chief Operating Officer

Claire Taylor

claire.taylor2@sheffield.gov.uk

Strategic Director of Adults' Care and Wellbeing

Alexis Chappell

alexis.chappell@sheffield.gov.uk   

Strategic Director of Children's Services

Meredith Dixon Teasdale

meredith.dixon-teasdale@sheffield.gov.uk

Director of Public Health and Integrated Commissioning

Greg Fell

greg.fell@sheffield.gov.uk

Director of Finance and Commercial Services, Section 151 Officer

Philip Gregory

philip.gregory2@sheffield.gov.uk

General Counsel and Monitoring Officer

David Hollis

david.hollis@sheffield.gov.uk

Neighbourhood Services Leadership Team

Director of Customer Experience and Communities

Tom Smith

tom.smith@sheffield.gov.uk

Director of Housing

Chris Ellison (Interim)

chris.ellison@sheffield.gov.uk 

Director of Leisure, Parks and Libraries

Lisa Firth

lisa.firth@sheffield.gov.uk 

Director of Streetscene and Regulation

Richard Eyre

richard.eyre@sheffield.gov.uk

City Futures Leadership Team

Director of Economic Development and Culture

Diana Buckley

diana.buckley@sheffield.gov.uk 

Director of Investment, Climate Change and Planning

William Stewart

william.stewart@sheffield.gov.uk

Director of Regeneration and Development

Sean McClean

sean.mcclean@sheffield.gov.uk 

Strategic Enabling Services Leadership Team

Director of Digital Innovation and ICT

Mike Weston

mike.weston@sheffield.gov.uk 

Director of Finance and Commercial Services, Section 151 Officer

Philip Gregory

philip.gregory2@sheffield.gov.uk

Director of People and Culture

Jane English

jane.english@sheffield.gov.uk

General Counsel and Monitoring Officer

David Hollis

david.hollis@sheffield.gov.uk 

Director of Strategy and Communications (Interim)

Deborah Smith

deborah.smith@sheffield.gov.uk 

Assistant Director: Transformation 

Catherine Mills

catherine.mills@sheffield.gov.uk 

Children's Services Leadership Team

Director of Children and Families

Sally Williams

sally.williams@sheffield.gov.uk  

Director of Education and Skills (Interim)

Patrick Butterell

patrick.butterell@sheffield.gov.uk 

Adult Care and Wellbeing Leadership Team

Director of Adult Care and Wellbeing Strategy and Governance 

Catherine Bunten (Deputy Director of Adult Social Services)

catherine.bunten@sheffield.gov.uk

Director of Operations

Richard Groves (Deputy Director of Adult Social Services)

richard.groves@sheffield.gov.uk

Public Health and Integrated Commissioning Leadership Team

Director of Integrated Commissioning

Joe Horobin

joe.horobin@sheffield.gov.uk 

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Howden House
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