Newham Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Colin Ansell as its permanent Corporate Director of Adults and Health.
Members of the Chief Officer Appointments Sub-committee, chaired by Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz, met to undertake a final interview as part of a selection process under the Council’s change management programme.
Colin will lead and manage the broad portfolio of adult services, including health and care integration across the borough, adult safeguarding, and commissioning arrangements to provide safe and timely services to our most vulnerable adults.
Colin has been with Newham since 2000, joining as a customer services officer. He has held various senior leadership roles in corporate services, performance improvement, finance and adult social care.
He has been interim corporate director of adults and health since May, with statutory responsibility for effective, safe and high quality services for people with social care and health needs. Amongst his most recent achievements is working with the Mayor and Cabinet members to establish a task force to look at the specific challenges surrounding street homelessness and introducing the London Living Wage for care workers.
Colin said: “I am passionate about Newham and in particular health and social care and understand fully the challenges we face in these vital areas. I look forward to continue working with Mayor Fiaz and Chief Executive Althea Loderick to deliver the best possible services so that our most vulnerable residents are supported with care and compassion and have the best quality of life.”
Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz said: “I am delighted to welcome Colin permanently into this hugely important role. His experience of the Council and knowledge of Newham over many years will help take forward this administration’s bold agenda that has people at the heart of everything we do.”
Chief Executive Althea Loderick said: “I couldn’t be more pleased that Colin has been appointed after a rigorous member selection process. He is Newham through and through and has worked his way up through the ranks to now be leading our hugely important agendas in adults, health and homelessness.”