Chief Executive & Senior Leadership Team

Our Chief Executive and Senior Leadership Team, like all staff employed by Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils, work equally across both Councils.

Arthur Charvonia, Chief Executive

Phone the Executive Support Officer to the Chief Executive and Leaders, Deborah Ling, on 01473 296335

Arthur's responsibilities include:

Land Charges
Local Land and Property Gazetteer
Electoral Services

Kathy Nixon, Deputy Chief Executive

Phone Kathy's Executive Support Officer, Michelle Markwell on 01449 724640

Tom Barker, Chief Operating Officer

Phone Tom's Executive Support Officer, Tina Taylor on 01449 724810

Tom's responsibilities include:

Human Resources and Organisational Development

Deborah Fenton, Director of Housing

Phone Deborah's Executive Support Officer, Michelle Markwell on 01449 724640

Deborah's responsibilities include:

Housing
Tenant Services
Building Safety and Compliance
Housing Transformation

Emily Atack, Director of Property, Development and Regeneration

Phone Emily's Executive Personal Assistant, Sarah Ford on 01449 724656

Emily's responsibilities include:

The Councils' Companies and Development
Strategic Property
Regeneration and Capital Projects

Mark Emms, Director of Operations

Please email the Personal Assistant Team with your query

Mark's responsibilities include:

Public Realm and Parking Services
Recycling, Waste and Fleet
Public Protection
Building Control
Service Improvement
Emergency Planning

Melissa Evans, Director of Finance and Procurement

Phone Melissa's Executive Support Officer, Tina Taylor on 01449 724810

Melissa holds the statutory position of Chief Finance Officer (Section 151 Officer) and her responsibilities include:

Finance
Commissioning and Procurement
Housing Benefit and the Council Tax Reduction Scheme
Business Rates and Council Tax

Dee O'Rourke, Director of Place

Phone Dee's Executive Support Officer, Michelle Markwell on 01449 724640

Dee's responsibilities include:

Communities
Economy and Business
Planning

Sara Wilcock, Director of Corporate Services

Phone Sara's Executive Support Officer, Tina Taylor on 01449 724810

Sara's responsibilities include:

Legal Services
ICT and Programme Management
Strategic Policy, Performance, Insight and Risk
Democratic Services
Communications and Engagement
Customer Experience
Internal Audit

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