Council departments

Overview

The various departments of the Council are divided into services. This page lists the services, Service Directors, Executive Leadership Team and their contact details.

Chief Executive

The Chief Executive is Roger Ellis
Tel: 01706 925401
Email: roger.ellis@rochdale.gov.uk

Services and contact details

Rochdale Borough Council has the following services.

Service name Service Director Email and telephone
Legal, Human Resources, Performance and Transformation Linda Fisher

linda.fisher@rochdale.gov.uk
01706 924702
Customers and Communities Penny Sharp

penny.sharp@rochdale.gov.uk  
01706 924676
Operational Services

Mark Widdup

mark.widdup@rochdale.gov.uk
01706 922048
Children, Schools and Families – Support for Learning Sandra Bowness

sandra.bowness@rochdale.gov.uk
01706 925105
Children, Schools and Families – Targeted Services Steve Garner

steve.garner@rochdale.gov.uk
01706 925203
Finance and Procurement Pauline Kane

pauline.kane@rochdale.gov.uk
01706 925002
Planning and Regulation Peter Rowlinson

peter.rowlinson@rochdale.gov.uk
01706 924307
Adult Social Care - Older People and Physical Disability Colin Foster

colin.foster@rochdale.gov.uk
01706 923025
Adult Social Care - Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Vulnerable Adults Dianne David

dianne.david@rochdale.gov.uk
01706 922977

In addition we work closely with partner organisations to deliver other core council services.

Executive Directors and contact details

The Council is led by a 6 strong leadership team. Each Executive Director has responsibilities for overseeing a cluster of service areas. This is explained in the chart below.

Service responsibility Executive Director Email and telephone
  • Support for Learning
  • Targeted Services
 Cheryl Eastwood cheryl.eastwood@rochdale.gov.uk

01706 925000
  • Adult Care
  • Vulnerable Adults
 Sheila Downey

sheila.downey@rochdale.gov.uk

01706 922978
  • Business Partnerships
  • Customers and Communications
  • Finance
  • Human Resources
  • Performance and Transformation
 Pam Smith

pam.smith@rochdale.gov.uk

01706 925204
  • Housing and Regeneration
  • Planning and Regulation
  • Environmental Management
  • Legal and Democratic
 Andy Zuntz andy.zuntz@rochdale.gov.uk

01706 924003
  • The 'make or buy' review which is part of the Council's financial savings process.
 John Patterson (Fixed term contract until  April 2012)

john.patterson@rochdale.gov.uk

01706 924614

Council Management  Structure -PDF (225,KB)

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