Corporate Leadership Board
Joint Chief Executive
![Pedro Wrobel headshot](https://guildford.gov.uk/image/35914/Pedro-Wrobel/gi-responsive__100.jpg?m=1708330954713)
Pedro Wrobel
Joint Chief Executive
Guildford Borough Council & Waverley Borough Council
Joint Strategic Directors
Joint Strategic Director, Place - Currently vacant
Guildford Borough Council & Waverley Borough Council
Susan Sale
Joint Strategic Director, Legal and Democratic Services (Monitoring Officer)
Guildford Borough Council & Waverley Borough Council
Email: susan.sale@guildford.gov.uk
![Richard Bates](https://guildford.gov.uk/image/36036/Richard-Bates/gi-responsive__100.jpg?m=1715089641700)
Richard Bates
Joint Strategic Director, Finance (Section 151 officer)
Guildford Borough Council & Waverley Borough Council
Email: richard.bates@guildford.gov.uk
![Julian Higson](https://guildford.gov.uk/image/36021/Julian-Higson/gi-responsive__100.jpg?m=1714384993423)
Julian Higson
Interim Joint Strategic Director, Housing and Environment
Guildford Borough Council & Waverley Borough Council
Email: julian.higson@guildford.gov.uk
![Ian Doyle Service Delivery Director](https://guildford.gov.uk/image/25770/Ian-Doyle/gi-responsive__100.jpg?m=1668159329793)
Ian Doyle
Joint Strategic Director, Transformation & Governance
Guildford Borough Council & Waverley Borough Council
Email: ian.doyle@guildford.gov.uk
Assistant Directors for Community Wellbeing
From 1 October 2022, the Assistant Directors are responsible for these functions across both Guildford Borough Council and Waverley Borough Council:
Community Wellbeing
Communications and Customer Services: Peter Stevens (Interim)
- communications and engagement
- complaints
- ombudsman
- customer services
- case management
- digital services
- FOI
- ICT and business systems
Community Services: Sam Hutchison
- careline
- community grants
- community safety, including CS partnership
- disabled facilities grants, adaptations
- family support
- health
- safeguarding
- supporting vulnerable people, migrants and refugees
Environmental Services: Marcus Harvey
- bereavement
- green spaces, parks, countryside, trees
- fleet operations
- street cleaning
- waste and recycling
Housing Services: Annalisa Howson
- homelessness
- housing advice
- housing maintenance and repairs
- landlord services
Assistant Directors for Place
From 1 October 2022, the Assistant Directors are responsible for these functions across both Guildford Borough Council and Waverley Borough Council:
Place
Assets and Property: Marieke van der Reijden
- property and land assets
- engineers
- facilities
Planning Development: Claire Upton-Brown
- planning applications
- planning enforcement
- planning integration and improvement
Regeneration and Planning Policy: Abi Lewis
- corporate capital projects
- economic development
- housing delivery
- planning policy, design, conservation and transport
- regeneration
Regulatory Services: Richard Homewood
- air quality
- corporate health and safety
- emergency planning
- environmental health and crime
- food safety
- licensing
- private sector housing
Assistant Directors for Transformation and Governance
From 1 October 2022, the Assistant Directors are responsible for these functions across both Guildford Borough Council and Waverley Borough Council:
Transformation and Governance
Commercial Services: Kelvin Mills
- building control
- events
- heritage
- leisure
- parking (on and off street)
- Waverley training services
Strategy and Corporate Services: Robin Taylor
- business transformation
- climate change
- HR, payroll, learning and development
- strategy, policy and performance
- programme assurance
- risk management and business continuity