Chair
Gavin Jones, Chief Executive, Essex County Council
President
Joanne Roney OBE, Chief Executive, Manchester City Council
Solicitor
Doreen Forrester-Brown, Head of Legal Services at Southwark Council
Finance Lead
Andrew Muter, Former Chief Executive, the States of Alderney
Solace in Business Chair
Ruth Hyde, Chief Executive, Broxtowe Borough Council
Executive Director
Graeme McDonald, Managing Director of Solace & Solace in Business
Non-Executive Director
Adam Hill, Deputy Chief Executive City and County of Swansea
Non-Executive Director
Anne Donaghy OBE, Chief Executive, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Non-Executive Director & Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Joint Lead
Chris Naylor, Chief Executive, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Non-Executive Director
David Plank, Head of Customer & Digital Services, Wealden District Council
Non-Executive Director
Jane Burns, Executive Director of Corporate Services, Cheshire East
Non-Executive Director & Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Joint Lead
Nazeya Hussain, Executive Director of Place, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Non-Executive Director
Paul Frainer, Assistant Director Strategy and Economy, South Cambridgeshire District Council
Non-Executive Director
Sian Sanders, Operational Manager for Community Safety, Cohesion and Community Engagement, Cardiff Council
Non-Executive Director
Stephen Fitzgerald, Interim Finance Director
Chair
Ruth Hyde, Chief Executive, Broxtowe Borough Council
Executive Director
Graeme McDonald, Managing Director of Solace & Solace in Business
Non-Executive Director
Bushra Baig-Daykin, Workforce Portfolio Lead, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Non-Executive Director
Dave Perry, Chief Executive, South Gloucestershire Council
Non-Executive Director
Frances Craven, formerly Chief Executive of Sandwell Children’s Trust
Non-Executive Director
Jane Eckford, Leadership Mentor to the Whitehall & Industry Group, and former Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Jonathan Stephenson, Joint Chief Executive Brentwood Borough Council & Rochford District Council
Non-Executive Director
Joyce White OBE, Chief Executive, West Dunbartonshire Council
Non-Executive Director
Laura Taylor, Chief Executive, Winchester City Council
Non-Executive Director
Nadira Hussian, Director of Leadership Development & Research, SOCITM
Non-Executive Director
Nina Dawes OBE, formerly Chief Executive, Litchfield District Council
Non-Executive Director
Paul Hanson, Chief, Executive, North Tyneside Council
Non-Executive Director
Paul Shackley, Chief Executive, Rushmoor Borough Council
Non-Executive Director
Paul Sheehan, Former Chief Executive, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Non-Executive Director
Philip Simpkins, former Chief Executive, Bedford Borough Council
Non-Executive Director
Tim Whelan, Director of Service Delivery Lewes, District Council & Eastbourne Borough Council
