West Northamptonshire Committees

Senior Appointments Committee

Recent meetings

5 meetings

08 Dec 2025

Senior Appointments Committee - Monday 8th December 2025 9.00 am

The Senior Appointments Committee of West Northamptonshire Council convened to discuss the appointment of a new Chief Executive, who also holds the statutory role of Head of Paid Service. The meeting was scheduled to take place over two days.

24 Nov 2025

Senior Appointments Committee - Monday 24th November 2025 2.00 pm

The Senior Appointments Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on 24 November 2025. Councillor Mark Arnull, Leader of the Council and Leader of the Reform UK Group, was scheduled to chair the meeting. The meeting was scheduled to discuss excluding t...

11 Jun 2025

Senior Appointments Committee - Wednesday 11th June 2025 10.45 am

The Senior Appointments Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on Wednesday 11 June 2025 to discuss the appointment of an Executive Director of People. The meeting was scheduled to begin with standard housekeeping items, before moving to exclude the...

23 May 2025

Senior Appointments Committee - Friday 23rd May 2025 9.40 am

The Senior Appointments Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on Friday 23 May 2025 to discuss a single agenda item. The main item for discussion was the appointment of a Director of Public Health. The meeting was scheduled to begin with standard h...

About

The role of the Senior Appointments Committee is to recommend to the Council the appointment of the Chief Executive and where appropriate the dismissal of the Chief Executive in accordance with the Staff Employment Procedure Rules. The Senior Appointments Committee will also make appointments or dismissals as appropriate of the following roles:

·         Executive Director – Finance  

·         Director of Legal and Democratic Services

·         Director of Children’s Services

·         Director of Transformation

·         Executive Director – Adults, Communities and Wellbeing

·         Executive Director – Place and Economy

·         Executive Director – Corporate Services

·         Assistant Chief Executive

·         Director of Public Health The Committee will undertake associated activities including the interview and dismissal processes generally for the roles outlined.

Members

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Mark Arnull · Chair
Profile image for James Petter
James Petter · Vice-Chair
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Daniel Lister · Member
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Fartun Ismail · Member
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Jonathan Harris · Member
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Richard Butler · Member
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Cecile Irving-Swift · Substitute
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Rosie Humphreys · Substitute