Paul Robinson

Paul heads up the Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) of the most senior staff.

Working alongside our Councillors, Paul leads County Council staff to achieve the organisation's four corporate priorities

1. Open for Business
2. Children and Families
3. The Environment
4. Health and Well-Being

As the organisation continues to rise to the financial challenge, Paul ensures that local people, businesses and communities have the opportunity to have their say and feed into any proposed service or policy changes. Our Chief Executive also works closely with partner organisations building on our influence, locally, regionally and nationally to benefit local people and our economy.

Mark Fitton

Key Accountabilities

Mark is accountable for the Council's duties under adult social care legislation, and the Care Act. This includes providing information and advice for people about how to stay well and independent, preventing needs arising, enabling self-care, assessing people's needs for adult social care, arranging services for eligible individuals, and ensuring the sustainability and quality of services.

Benefits

None

Tina Russell

Key Accountabilities

Leading on integrated services to children, young people and their families, which includes education including schools, early years and children's centres, youth services and children's social care; responsible for strategic leadership on partnership co-operation to improve the wellbeing of children and young people in Worcestershire through Worcestershire Children First and the Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership.

Andrew Spice

Key Accountabilities

The Director of Commercial and Commissioning is responsible for the strategic leadership and operational performance of a range of core business-enabling functions which underpin the delivery of Council services.

Working with fellow directors, staff, Members and partners Andrew drives the delivery of our transformation agenda in line with our Corporate Plan. This role has specific responsibility for a number of enabling services including Commercial and Procurement Services, Communications, Communities, Democratic Services, Human Resources & Organisational Development, Property, Research and Technology & Digital.

Benefits

None

John Hobbs

Key Accountabilities

Maintaining highways, developing public transport provision, promoting sustainable travel, supporting the county's businesses with advice and access to funding, managing waste disposal services and Planning and Regulatory functions, promotion of recycling/re-use and sustainability; and promoting Worcestershire's countryside.

Education

• 1987: BSc Quantity Surveying, Kingston
• 1989: Chartered Surveyor, RICS
• 1993: Common Professional Examination, Worcester
• 1994: Legal Practice Course, UWE Bristol
• 1995: Admitted Solicitor
• 1997: Masters LLM Commercial Property, UWE Bristol

Career Information

John began his career as a quantity surveyor in private practice later training as a solicitor, also in private practice, and studying for a master's degree in the law related to commercial property. John worked as Divisional Solicitor for Tarmac's Civil Engineering and then in contract management for train manufacturing company, Bombardier, followed by four years as a Commercial Director and Consultant for Alstom Transport.

John joined Worcestershire County Council as Director of Environmental Services in January 2006.

External Roles

Chairman of West Midlands Highways Alliance