Cath has extensive experience over three decades working in Local Government Corporate Services and has held her current position of Executive Director of Corporate Services at St Helens Council since 2018. Prior to this role she held the position of Strategic Director, Head of Finance, and Assistant Finance Director, and has worked at a number of other North West local authorities, including Wigan and Halton Borough Councils, after starting her career in local government at Salford City Council. Cath is an accountant by profession and is passionate about local government reform and service transformation. Her current portfolio of services includes Legal, Governance, Finance (S151), Commercialisation, People Management, Customer Services, IT, Digital and Transformation.