Chief Executive and Senior Management

About the council's senior management team

North Devon Council's day-to-day operations are undertaken by eight service areas, each with their own head of service. Heads of service meet collectively as the senior management team (SMT) managed by our Chief Executive.

SMT meets each week to discuss and make key decisions about the operations of the council.

As part of our commitment to transparency, we now publish senior salary data.
 

Senior management team - SMT

Ken Miles
Chief Executive
Email: ken.miles@northdevon.gov.uk

The following teams report directly to the Chief Executive:

  • Organisational Development
  • Programme Management and Performance
  • Environmental Enhancement
  • Planning, Housing and Health

Jon Triggs
Director of Resources and Deputy Chief Executive
Email: jon.triggs@northdevon.gov.uk

The following teams report directly to the Deputy Chief Executive:

  • Governance
  • Place, Property and Regeneration
  • Customer Focus
  • Building control

Mark Kentell
Head of Environmental Enhancement
Email: mark.kentell@northdevon.gov.uk

The following teams report directly to the Head of Environmental Enhancement

  • Street Scene
  • Waste
  • Parks
  • Leisure
  • Green Spaces
  • Sustainability
  • Trees
  • Carbon Reduction
  • Cemeteries

Nikki Gordon
Head of Organisational Development
Email: nikki.gordon@northdevon.gov.uk

The following teams report directly to the Head of Organisational Development: 

  • Human Resources
  • Learning and Development
  • Internal Health and Safety

Nina Lake
Head of Programme Management and Performance
Email: nina.lake@northdevon.gov.uk

The following teams report directly to the Head of Programme Management and Performance

  • Program Analysis
  • Data Analyst
  • Performance
  • Environmental Health and Housing (Public Protection, Licensing, Food Safety and Community Safety)

Adam Tape
Head of Governance
Email: adam.tape@northdevon.gov.uk

The following teams report directly to the Head of Governance

  • Accountancy
  • Audit
  • Exchequer
  • Legal
  • Elections
  • Land Charges
  • Democratic Services
  • Procurement

Sarah Jane Mackenzie-Shapland
Head of Place, Property and Regeneration
Email: sarahjane.mackenzie-shapland@northdevon.gov.uk

The following teams report directly to the Head of Place, Property and Regeneration

  • Economic Development
  • Town Centre Management/CCTV
  • Pannier Market
  • Planning Policy
  • Culture
  • Car Parks
  • Estates
  • Surveyors
  • Engineers
  • Listed Buildings
  • Harbour

Sarah Higgins
Head of Customer Focus
Email: sarah.higgins@northdevon.gov.uk

The following teams report directly to the Head of Customer Focus

  • Revenues
  • Benefits
  • ICT
  • Design and Print
  • Customer Services
  • Communications
  • Crematorium