Leadership Team

Our Corporate Leadership Team provides strategic direction to the whole council. It includes the Chief Executive, the Deputy Chief Executive and the Directors of our directorates as shown below.

Please use the postal address on the contact us general enquiries page for any correspondence for members of the Leadership Team or call the contact centre with your questions or comments.


Interim Head of Paid Service

Michael Coughlin

Find out about: How the Council works


Interim Executive Director Finance and Corporate Services (s151 officer)

Anna D'Alessandro


Executive Director of Environment, Infrastructure and Growth

Katie Stewart

Find out about: Environment, Infrastructure and Growth


Interim Executive Director of Adults, Wellbeing and Health Partnerships

Helen Coombes

Find out about: Adult Social Care, Health and Welfare and Surrey Heartlands


Executive Director of Children, Families and Lifelong Learning

Rachael Wardell

Find out about: Children, Families and Lifelong Learning


Interim Executive Director of Customer, Digital and Change

Liz Mills

Find out about: Our customer promise


Strategic Director of Communications, Public Affairs and Engagement

Andrea Newman

Find out about: Surrey Matters magazine for residents


Chief Fire Officer

Dan Quin

Find out about: Surrey Fire and Rescue


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