Ann Carruthers is Director of Environment and Transport for Leicestershire County Council responsible for all highways, transport, environment and waste services. She leads a team of 1,000 people operating a predominantly in-house delivery model. 

Prior to this Ann worked with local authorities across Scotland and England and also spent a number of years as National Travel Demand Manager with Transit New Zealand responsible for introducing sustainable transport options across New Zealand’s state highway system.    

Ann is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation, ADEPT’s 1^st Vice President and Chair of their Transport and Connectivity Board, Chair of Midlands Highway Alliance+ and a member of the Highways Sector Council.