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Data about how council money is spent, our income, how staff are paid, trade unions and the gender pay gap.

Organisation structure and salary details

Download our latest Pay Policy Statement.

In line with transparency rules, we provide details about senior officer salaries in our statement of accounts (under officer remuneration). This also includes the council's salary scales.

The senior management structure provides information on council departments and our jobs.

For further information email HR@southwark.gov.uk

Senior management details

Chief Executive

Althea Loderick

Children and Adult Services

David Quirke-Thornton: Strategic Director, Children and Adult Services

  • Pauline O’Hare: Director, Adult Social Care
  • Alasdair Smith: Director, Children and Families
  • Sangeeta Leahy: Director, Public Health

Environment, Sustainability and Leisure

Toni Ainge: Acting Strategic Director, Environment, Sustainability and Leisure

  • Matt Clubb: Director, Environment
  • Sophia Looney: Interim Director, Leisure
  • Stephen Douglass: Director, Stronger Neighbourhoods
  • Tom Sharland: Climate Change Programme Director
  • Richard Spencer: Head of Performance and Delivery
  • Thomas James: Head of Programmes and Change

Housing

Hakeem Osinaike: Strategic Director, Housing

  • Stuart Davis: Managing Director, Southwark Construction
  • Cheryl Russell Director, Resident Services

Finance

Clive Palfreyman: Strategic Director, Finance

  • Tim Jones: Director, Corporate Finance
  • Dominic Cain: Director, Customer and Exchequer Services
  • Stephen Platts: Director, Planning and Growth
  • Dionne Lowndes: Chief Digital and Technology Officer
  • Caroline Watson: Chief Investment Officer
  • Barry Berkengoff: Head of Pensions Operations
  • Elaine McLester: Head of Procurement

Strategy and Communities

Stephen Gaskell: Asst. Chief Executive, Strategy and Communities

  • Eddie Townsend: Director Communications, Engagement and Change
  • Evereth Willis: Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Mairead Goodwin: Head of the Chief Executive’s Office and Executive Support
  • Joseph Brown: Head of the Leader’s Office and Cabinet Office

Governance and Assurance

Doreen Forrester Brown: Asst. Chief Executive, Governance and Assurance

  • Ben Plant: Director, People and Organisational Development
  • Sarah Feasey: Head of Law - Communities
  • Nagla Stevens: Head of Law - Property and Development
  • Chidi Agada: Head of Constitutional Services
  • Fran Biggs: Head of Electoral Services
  • Everton Roberts: Head of Scrutiny
  • Norman Coombe: Interim Specialist Lawyer – Governance

Integrated Health and Care

Darren Summers: Strategic Director, Integrated Health and Care

  • Genette Laws: Director, Commissioning