Council management structure
Corporate Management Team
The Corporate Management Team at Braintree District Council currently consists of a Chief Executive, three Corporate Directors, six Heads of Service, the Human Resources and Organisational Development Manager and the Marketing and Communications Manager.
If you wish to contact any of the Corporate Management Team please do so via e-mail. E-mail addresses are all in the format firstname.surname@braintree.gov.uk
Andy Wright - Chief Executive
Reports to - Leader of the Council
Responsibilities – Strategic direction, overall performance, strategic partnerships, leadership, external relationships, corporate communications, democracy, Community Safety Partnership, economic development. In addition appointed by Braintree District Council as the Council’s Electoral Registration Officer and Returning Officer.
Chris Fleetham - Corporate Director
Reports to - Andy Wright
Responsibilities – Finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, business solutions, housing, human resources and organisational development, governance and marketing and communications..
Jon Hayden - Corporate Director
Reports to - Andy Wright
Responsibilities – Strategic growth, garden communities, planning policy, development management, affordable housing development, district infrastructure, asset management, landscape services, capital project management and delivery.
Cherie Root - Corporate Director and Head of Business Solutions
Reports to - Andy Wright as Corporate Director and Chris Fleetham as Head of Business Solutions
Responsibilities – Corporate Director – Waste and recycling strategy, clean and green, environmental protection, healthy living and well being, building control, leisure and heritage services, community services and emergency planning.
Responsibilities – Head of Business Solutions – Customer Services, information technology, performance, programme and project management, business improvement, facilities management, policy and research.
Ian Hunt - Head of Governance
Reports to - Chris Fleetham
Responsibilities – Monitoring Officer, governance, legal, member support, elections, Local Land Charges.
Joanne Albini - Head of Housing & Communities
Reports to - Chris Fleetham
Responsibilities – Community safety, safeguarding, community transport, voluntary sector development, housing research and housing development, housing options advice and homelessness, management of the Housing Register, district ‘champion’ for services for older people.
Lee Crabb - Head of Environment and Leisure
Reports to - Cherie Root
Responsibilities – Environmental health, pest control, environmental enforcement, sustainability, carbon management, climate change, licensing, building control, environmental engineering, emergency planning, corporate health and safety, leisure, cultural services public health & wellbeing.
Paul Partridge - Head of Operations
Reports to - Cherie Root
Responsibilities – Refuse and recycling, trade waste, street cleaning, vehicle procurement and maintenance, parks and open spaces, cemeteries, car parking, markets, public conveniences and highways liaison.
Trevor Wilson - Head of Finance
Reports to - Chris Fleetham
Responsibilities – Accountancy, payments/payroll, treasury management, capital programme management, revenues/benefits, cashiers, audit, insurance/risk, business continuity, procurement, mail.
Emma Goodings - Head of Economic Development and Planning Policy
Reports to - Jon Hayden
Responsibilities – Strategic economic growth, business engagement, educational attainment and skills, town centre master-planning, tourism, partnership development, inward investment, the Local Plan, Neighbourhood Planning, Garden Communities, Monitoring.
Tania Roberge - Marketing and Communications Manager
Reports to - Chris Fleetham
Responsibilities – Marketing and communications, media relations, digital communications, campaigns, consultation, graphic design and print.
Helen Krischock - Human Resources and Organisational Development Manager
Reports to - Chris Fleetham
Responsibilities – Recruitment and retention, pay, reward and recognition, terms and conditions of employment, employee relations, skills, learning and development, apprenticeships, Member development.