How will this work?
Our management and leadership structure includes working groups across all of the partnership themes.
Our Joint Management Structure
Leaders Group
Political leadership, strategic engagement, and communications​
Quarterly meetings and annual report​
Chair dependant on location rotating between England and Wales
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• Cllr James Gibson-Watt (Powys)
• Cllr Jonathan Lester (Herefordshire)
• Cllr Lezley Picton (Shropshire)
• Cllr Mary Ann Brocklesby (Monmouthshire)
Chief Executive Group
Strategic leadership, oversight and partnership programme​​
Monthly meetings​
Chair, Paul Walker (Herefordshire)
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• Emma Palmer (Powys)
• Andy Begley (Shropshire)
• Paul Matthews (Monmouthshire)
Directors Group
Drive progress across working groups and manage programme.
Monthly meetings
Chair, Mark Barrow (Shropshire)
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• Diane Reynolds (Powys)
• Russ Cook (Herefordshire)
• Francis O'Brien (Monmouthshire)
Data, Evidence and Research Working Group
Joint narrative and intelligence, officer led, data and intelligence group
Functional geography, future projections and scenarios, data gaps and commissioning needs.
TBC current support Emma Smith (Shropshire)
Thematic Working Group
Proposal development, Leader sponsored, officer led delivery groups.
Nature energy and Climate adaptation
Shropshire lead: Tracy Darke/ Tim Smith
Transport and Digital Transformation
Herefordshire lead: Mark Averill
Health and Housing Skills
Powys Lead: Aggie Caeser-Homden
Food Rural Development and Visitor Economy
Monmouthshire lead: Cath Fallon
