Mark Taylor

Mark is Deputy Chief Executive of the City of Wolverhampton Council. He was appointed to the role of Strategic Director People in September 2017 and Deputy Managing Director in August 2018, before becoming Deputy Chief Executive in September 2019. Prior to this, he was the Council's Director of Finance where his portfolio of responsibilities included Finance, Commercial Services, Customer Services and ICT.

In the eleven years he has worked at the City of Wolverhampton Council, Mark has played a major part in the transformation of the city and the council. This was nationally recognised in June 2017 when the City of Wolverhampton Council won a record four awards at the prestigious MJ Local Government Achievement Awards 2017 including Local Authority of the Year, Most Improved Council and Senior Leadership Team of the Year.

His portfolio of responsibilities covers Children's Services and Education, Adult Services, Public Health, City Environment and Human Resources. In addition and on an interim basis, while the Director of City Assets and Housing post remains vacant he has taken on responsibility for Housing Development and all of the Council’s Assets services. He has overall responsibility for ensuring the achievement of better outcomes for local people by promoting independence and self-reliant communities and reducing demand on services. The primary aim is to ensure people and communities in the City achieve their full potential and to protect vulnerable children and adults. The services which he leads work closely with partners to improve the health and wellbeing of the local population, and to give children and young people the very best start in life. He is also the Council's strategic lead and champion for the Voluntary Community Sector

Mark has 30 years' experience in local government working for Wrekin District Council, Telford & Wrekin Council, Shropshire County Council and Oswestry Borough Council before joining City of Wolverhampton Council in 2009. Mark is Vice-Chair of the Safer Wolverhampton Partnership, is a Director and the Chair of WV Living, the City's Council's housing company. Mark is also the Chair of Governors at the City of Wolverhampton College.