The Council's Management Team

Our senior management team is responsible for the overall running of the organisation; its achievements against objectives and plans; its performance against targets, the efficient use of resources and the effective delivery of services.

In addition, the senior management team works with its Councillors and Administration in seeking inward investment to Colchester, uses its own assets for further development; and shapes the borough for the benefit of residents, businesses and visitors to improve the qualify of life for all.

The senior managers listed under Assistant Directors have full responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of services, the implementation of plans, and the management of staff. Budgets for the Council and individual services are shown in the Statement of Accounts, along with the number of staff employed

Senior Management Team

The senior management team consists of the Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive and Strategic Director of Policy and Place, and five Assistant Directors

Pamela Donnelly  - Chief Executive

pamela.donnelly@colchester.gov.uk

Lead strategic roles:

• Strategic partnerships
• One Colchester, Chair
• Colchester Community Safety Partnership, Chair
• Essex Safeguarding Adults Board, Member
• NE Essex Health and Well-being Alliance, Member

Richard Block – Chief Operating Officer

richard.block@colchester.gov.uk

Lead strategic roles·

• Budget Strategy and Medium Term Financial Planning ​
• Corporate and Improvement Services​
• Performance management and improvement planning​
• Borough-wide Operational and Zone-based services ​
• Parking Partnership (NEPP)​
• Customer 

Lindsay Barker - Executive Director Place

lindsay.barker@colchester.gov.uk

Lead strategic roles· 

• Development of Place
• External Policy Initiatives
• Internal Organisational Effectiveness
• Client Function for Local Authority Owned Trading Companies
• Communities

Assistant Directors

The five assistant directors work strategically in the senior management team and with partners, Councillors and staff to ​deliver our strategic plan priorities, continually improve services for the council and ​help make Colchester a better place for our businesses, ​communities and visitors.  They lead and manage a set of services as described below.

Lucie Breadman - Assistant Director (Communities)

lucie.breadman@colchester.gov.uk

Responsible for:

• Arts and Culture
• Bereavement Services
• Building Control
• Colchester and Ipswich Museum Services
• Community Enabling and Health
• Community Safety and Environmental Protection
• Digital Access team
• Environmental and Public Health
• Healthy Homes and Housing Enforcement
• Licensing, Food and Safety
• Tourism and Visitor Information Services

Vacant - Assistant Director (Corporate and Improvement Services)

Responsible for:

• Communications and marketing 
• Finance 
• Governance and legal 
• ICT
• People and performance 

Leonie Rathbone - Assistant Director (Customer)

leonie.rathbone@colchester.gov.uk

Responsible for:

• Customer contact and support
• Web and online services
• Benefits
• Business Rates
• Council Tax
• Debt management, income and purchasing
• Elections
• Land Charges

Rory Doyle - Assistant Director (Environment)

rory.doyle@colchester.gov.uk

Responsible for:

• Fleet management
• Market and Street Trading
• Neighbourhood Operations – street cleaning, fly tipping, graffiti, abandoned vehicles
• North Essex Parking Partnership – on and off street parking, parking enforcement
• Parks and Open Spaces
• Refuse and recycling

Mandy Jones - Assistant Director (Place and Client Services)

mandy.jones@colchester.gov.uk

Responsible for: 

• Policy and strategic development of Economy; Housing and Homelessness; Climate Change and Sustainability; Transport and the Local Plan
• Client function for North Essex Garden Communities; Colchester Community Stadium Company; Colchester Commercial (Holdings) Ltd; Amphora Trading, Homes and Energy
• Planning and development management service delivery