Directors

Find out more about the people who run your council services, including details of their roles, salaries and expenses.

Our directors are paid according to the Kent range pay scale.

Business Strategy and Support

• Head of Paid Service/ Corporate Director of Business Strategy and Support - David Cockburn
• Director of Business Strategy - Vacant  
• Director of Economic Development - Barbara Cooper 
• Director of Governance and Law - Geoff Wild  
• Director of Information and Communication Technology - Peter Bole  
• Director of Property and Infrastructure - Rebecca Spore 
• Director of School Resources - Keith Abbott

Customer and Communities

• Corporate Director of Customer and Communities - Amanda Honey
• Director of Communications and Engagement - Matt Burrows 
• Director of Customer Services - Des Crilley  
• Director of Service Improvement - Angela Slaven 

Education, Learning and Skills

• Corporate Director of Education, Learning and Skills - Patrick Leeson
• Director of Education Quality and Standards - Sue Rogers
• Director of Education Planning and Access - Kevin Shovelton 

Enterprise and Environment

• Corporate Director of Enterprise and Environment - Mike Austerberry 
• Director of Commercial Operations - Ian McPherson (employed by Kent TopTemps)  
• Director of Kent Highways - John Burr  
• Director of Planning and Environment - Paul Crick
• Director of Waste Resource Management - Caroline Arnold 

Families and Social Care

• Corporate Director of Families and Social Care - Andrew Ireland
• Director of Learning and Disability - Penny Southern  
• Director of Older People and People with Disability - Anne Tidmarsh 
• Director of Specialist Children's Services - Mairead MacNeil
• Director of Strategic Commissioning - Mark Lobban 

Finance and Procurement

• Corporate Director of Finance and Procurement - Andy Wood

Human Resources

• Corporate Director of Human Resources - Amanda Beer 

Public Health

• Kent Director of Public Health - Meradin Peachey