Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Alan Smith is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in growth and regeneration initiatives across various councils and organizations. Currently serving as the Head of Growth Programmes at Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Alan Smith leads the design and execution of strategic transport and low carbon programs. Previously, Alan Smith was a Regeneration Programme Manager at Stoke-on-Trent City Council, focusing on masterplan implementation. As Regional Director for Groundwork UK, responsibilities included overseeing multiple regeneration companies in the East Midlands. Other roles include Executive Director at Groundwork Stoke-on-Trent, National Programmes Manager for Groundwork UK, and Programmes Manager at IT Transport Ltd, where Alan Smith specialized in transport planning in developing regions. Education includes a Post Graduate Diploma in Renewable Energy Systems Technology from Loughborough University, an MBA from Warwick Business School, and a BSc (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from Coventry University.
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Council House, Manor Square, Solihull, B91 3QB. Serving 200,000 citizens daily. The Council compromises 51 councillors, representing 17 wards. It is currently led by the Conservative Party. Solihull Council's current plan shows: OUR VISION Solihull in 2018: Where everyone has an equal chance to be healthier, happier, safer and prosperous. - This is the vision we share with our strategic public, private and voluntary sector partners in order to improve outcomes for everyone in Solihull. It directs everything we do. OUR PURPOSE Lives not Services: To be an organisation that improves lives. An organisation needs a purpose in order to know how to make full use of the resources at its disposal. Our Purpose sits at the core of a culture we are creating that puts the emphasis on improving lives before anything else. Our Purpose complements Our Vision. OUR AMBITION Good to Great: To be an organisation that our citizens and staff say is a great one. As an organisation we have been told that we are a good one and that we could be better. So rising to that challenge we have set ourselves an ambition to be great. With greatness being a measure of the value our communities place on the work we do and how we are improving lives. OUR BRAND Open. Honest. Approachable. Keeping our Promises. Our Brand defines the personality of our Council. It was developed by local people who said this is how they expect the Council (its Councillors and staff) to behave. In return they will trust us to do the right things. Our Brand sits at the heart of The Solihull Way. Connect with Solihull Council on social media. Twitter: @SolihullCouncil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/solihullcouncil