Sheffield City Council management teams

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 Operational Services
  • Executive Director of City Futures
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Strategic Director of Adult Health and Social Care
  • Strategic Director of Children’s Services
  • Director of Public Health

The Statutory Section 151 Officer, Monitoring Officer and Director of Policy, Performance and Communications 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 Operational Services

Ajman Ali

ajman.ali@sheffield.gov.uk

Executive Director of City Futures

Kate Martin

kate.martin@sheffield.gov.uk

Chief Operating Officer (Vacant)

Strategic Director of Adult Health and Social Care 

Alexis Chappell

alexis.chappell@sheffield.gov.uk   

Strategic Director of Children’s Services

Andrew Jones (Interim)

andrew.jones1@sheffield.gov.uk 

Director of Public Health

Greg Fell

greg.fell@sheffield.gov.uk 

Director of Policy, Performance and Communications

James Henderson

james.henderson@sheffield.gov.uk

Director of Finance and Commercial Services, Section 151 Officer

Tony Kirkham (Interim)

tony.Kirkham@sheffield.gov.uk

Director of Legal and Governance and Monitoring Officer

David Hollis (Interim)

david.hollis@sheffield.gov.uk

Operational Services Leadership Team

Director of Direct Services

Tom Smith

tom.smith@sheffield.gov.uk

Director of Housing

Janet Sharpe

janet.sharpe@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 
 

Chief Operating Officer Leadership Team

Director of Business Change and Information Solutions

Mike Weston (Interim)

mike.weston@sheffield.gov.uk 

Director of Communities

Dawn Shaw

dawn.shaw@sheffield.gov.uk

Director of Finance and Commercial Services, Section 151 Officer

Tony Kirkham (Interim)

tony.kirkham@sheffield.gov.uk 

Director of HR and Customer Services

Mark Bennett

mark.bennett@sheffield.gov.uk

Director of Legal and Governance and Monitoring Officer

David Hollis (Interim)

david.hollis@sheffield.gov.uk 

Director of Policy, Performance and Communications

James Henderson

james.henderson@sheffield.gov.uk

Children's Services Leadership Team

Director of Children and Families

Sally Williams (Interim) 

sally.williams@sheffield.gov.uk  

Director of Education and Skills

Kevin Straughan (Interim)

kevin.straughan@sheffield.gov.uk

 

Public Health Leadership Team

Director of Integrated Commissioning

Joe Horobin

joe.horobin@sheffield.gov.uk 

 

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