Adam Wilkinson

Managing Director, Environment and Regeneration

Role and responsibilities

• To provide strategic leadership for the Environment and Regeneration Directorate which manages a variety of work including land use and transport strategy, regeneration and sustainable communities, economic development, environment and waste and road maintenance
• Responsible for an overall revenue budget of £135 million and some £100 million capital investment in transport infrastructure, improving country parks and regenerating coastal towns.

Biography

Adam is currently the Managing Director of Environment and Regeneration with Kent County Council. He was previously Strategic Director for Environment and Development Services at Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and was responsible for regeneration, transportation, planning, asset management, Streetpride services, culture and leisure and environmental services. His directorate employed 2,500 people and managed a budget of £150 million per annum.

Adam started in local government in 1983 as a Trainee Building Surveyor with Wycombe District Council. He progressed through the ranks via the London boroughs of Redbridge, Barnet and Camden, achieving a Chief Building Surveyor post in 1990 and Assistant Director of Environmental Services in 1993 with South Bucks District Council. Adam joined Torfaen County Borough Council in 1996 as Assistant Director of Development and Head of Property Services and then became Director of Estates Property and Markets with Kirklees MBC in 1998.

Adam was President of the Association of Building Engineers in 2002/2003 and is a Past Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building. He also has an MBA from the University of Wales College.

Adam is married with four young daughters. In his spare time he sings professionally, participates in amateur dramatics and plays golf (badly). He is also a governor of the Oscars College of Performance Arts and Holmfirth High School.