New leader and Cabinet for the Royal Borough appointed

[RBWM Press Release]

New leader and Cabinet for the Royal Borough appointed
 
A new leader and Cabinet for the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead have been appointed.
 
Councillor Simon Werner was elected Leader of the Council at last night’s Annual Council meeting with responsibility for the Community Partnerships, Public Protection and Maidenhead portfolio.
 
The other Cabinet members, and their responsibilities, are as follows:
 
Councillor Lynne Jones – Deputy Leader of the Council, Finance
Councillor Geoff Hill – Highways and Traffic, Customer Service Centre and Employment
Councillor Amy Tisi – Children’s Services, Education and Windsor
Councillor Catherine del Campo – Adult Services and Health
Councillor Karen Davies – Climate Change, Biodiversity and Windsor Town Council
Councillor Richard Coe – Environmental Services
Councillor Adam Bermange – Planning, Legal and Asset Management
Councillor Joshua Reynolds – Communities and Leisure.
 
The new Cabinet make-up follows the results of borough-wide elections, held on Thursday 4 May.
 
A number of councillors have also been appointed to ‘champion’ roles to focus on specific areas within the borough. They are:
 
Councillor Helen Taylor – Social housing
Councillor David Buckley - Business
Councillor Helen Price – Corporate social responsibility
Councillor Chris Moriarty – Consultation
Councillor Jack Douglas – Volunteering
Councillor Mandy Brar has been appointed chair of licensing, and Councillor Gurch Singh and Councillor Alison Carpenter have been appointed chairs of Maidenhead and Windsor Town Forums respectively.

Councillor Werner said: “It is a huge honour to be elected leader of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and confirm the Borough’s new Cabinet.

“We are all committed to putting the Borough at the heart of the community and want to work with residents to find the right way forward.

“I want to see an inclusive council and I look forward to working with our amazing residents in coming to decisions and this new Cabinet starts that process.”