Dennis Napier

Dennis began his career in the private sector, before joining the accountancy section of Sunderland City Council in 1978. He gained his AAT qualifications and qualified as a CIPFA Accountant in 1985.

He has wealth of experience and knowledge of public sector finance, specialising in local government and fire service related finance.

He also provided a full financial service to external bodies including Beamish Museum, Bowes Railway Ltd and the former Tyne and Wear Development Company Ltd. More recently he advised on the technical issues in respect of the council’s newly created ‘Care’ trading companies.

Dennis joined us in October 2016. He is responsible for the finance and procurement functions of the Authority and is also the statutory Section 151 Officer for the service.

This means that he manages all of the financial affairs of the service. He has a responsibility to the taxpayers of Tyne and Wear to ensure sound and proper arrangements are in place to effectively administer the financial affairs of the Authority.