Category Archives: Paul Greenhalgh

Council finance chief Simpson’s promotion is confirmed

Posted on September 6, 2016 by

Richard Simpson, formerly the council’s finance director, has been promoted to the role of executive director of resources, it was confirmed today. Simpson’s move into one of the six-figure salary roles at Fisher’s Folly is part of the on-going reshuffle … Continue reading →

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Peacock lands Town Hall top job for social care and housing

Posted on May 3, 2016 by

Barbara Peacock, a former senior council employee, has landed the executive director job in charge of education, housing and social care in the borough, the council announced this morning. Peacock will succeed Paul Greenhalgh as “executive director, people”, when he … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult Social Care, Barbara Peacock, Croydon Council, Education, Jo Negrini, Nathan Elvery, Paul Greenhalgh, Youth Services | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Negrini named as interim council CEO in four-month process

Posted on April 19, 2016 by

Jo Negrini is to be the interim chief executive of Croydon Council once her current boss, the entrepreneurial Nathan Elvery, leaves his job in June. Negrini has been chosen for the onerous task from a field of… err… just one. … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Nathan Elvery, Paul Greenhalgh, Planning, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Chief executive Elvery has quit £180,000 Croydon Council job

Posted on March 30, 2016 by

The council’s CEO is the third senior executive to announce their departure from Croydon so far this year. WALTER CRONXITE reports Ambitious for Croydon? Hmm, maybe the allure of the £1 billion Hammersfield development is not so attractive after all: … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Jon Rouse, Julie Belvir, Nathan Elvery, Paul Greenhalgh, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , | 14 Comments

Council’s £170,000 per year education chief is set to retire

Posted on January 27, 2016 by

Paul Greenhalgh, one of Croydon Council’s most senior executives, is to retire from his job in Fisher’s Folly this summer. Aged 61, Greenhalgh will step down from his £170,000 per year position as “Executive Director, People” at the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Education, Nathan Elvery, Paul Greenhalgh, Schools | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

South Norwood Primary is forced to become an academy

Posted on June 30, 2015 by

Parents and guardians of children at South Norwood Primary received the dread note of execution for their school yesterday. John Phillipson, the chairman of the interim executive board (IEB), has already overseen the forcible academisation of one Croydon primary school … Continue reading →

Posted in Alisa Flemming, Croydon North, Education, Hamida Ali, Paul Greenhalgh, Paul Scott, Schools, South Norwood, South Norwood Primary, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Father gets council to promise refund of lesson charges

Posted on April 30, 2015 by

Our education correspondent, GENE BRODIE, reports on a Croydon Council U-turn over its unlawful charges of £3,500 per year to some parents of children at state primary schools A campaigning parent is claiming victory over local authority bureaucracy after Croydon … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Education, Julie Belvir, Paul Greenhalgh, Purley Oaks, Schools | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments