The non-executive members are Professor Michael Clarke, Brian Woods-Scawen, who also chairs our audit committee, and Karamjit Singh.
Biographical details for the Board can be accessed by clicking on the links below.
The organisation is made up of five Directorates and the Public Health Group. Each Deputy Regional Director and Assistant Director also has a geographical responsibility.
The Directorates are as follows:
- Sustainable Futures Directorate is responsible for housing, planning, transport, regional policy, culture, media and sport, sustainable development and rural policy. The Deputy Regional Director is Steve Kennett (office lead for Staffordshire). The Assistant Directors are Dave Marr (office leads for Coventry) and Nic Cole (office lead for Telford & Wrekin).
- Economic and Organisational Development Directorate is responsible for European programmes, trade and industry policy and corporate services. The Deputy Regional Director is Chris Marsh (office lead for Stoke). The Assistant Directors are Ranuka Jagpal (office lead for Wolverhampton) and Liz Charlton (office lead for Worcestershire).
- Children and Learners Directorate is responsible for policies on early years, childhood, young people and skills and higher education. The Deputy Regional Director is Clive Wilkinson, while the Assistant Director is Kathy Lee-Cole (office lead for Dudley). There are also two Children’s Services Advisors: Kay Whyte-Bell, and Rob Willoughby.
- Places Directorate is responsible for focus on place, local government improvement, Local Area Agreements, neighbourhood renewal, social inclusion and cohesion delivery and crime and drugs delivery. The Deputy Regional Director is Philippa Holland (office lead for Birmingham). The Assistant Directors are Leonora Castledine (office lead for Shropshire) and Christine Eade (office lead for Warwickshire).
- Dr Rashmi Shukla is Director for Public Health at GOWM and more information on the work of this division can be found under the Public Health section of this site.
- Community Safety Directorate is responsible for crime and drugs policy, social inclusion and cohesion policy, resilience and audit. The Deputy Regional Director is John Curtis (office lead for Walsall). The Assistant Directors are Shane Bryans (office lead for Solihull) and Simon Smith (office lead for Herefordshire).
