Corporate management team
The management of Inverclyde Council is led by our Chief Executive, Louise Long. The operational structure is divided into three directorates providing a wealth of services to the public.
- Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)
- Education, Communities & Organisational Development
- Environment, Regeneration & Resources
Register of officer interests
The Council’s Corporate Management Team complete a register of interests which is updated regularly and at least every year.
The purpose of the register is to identify potential conflicts of interest when officers are making decisions. This register is available for inspection by auditors and senior managers and it is also available to the public.
Senior staff salaries
The salaries of senior staff at the Council are published each year in the annual accounts. There is a link on this page that will take you to the latest edition and previous copies of the accounts.
| Name | Position | Remuneration outside of the Council | Contracts with the Council | Material Holdings in Shares and Securities | Non-financial interests | Date of informaiton provided |
| Louise Long MBE | Chief Executive | None | None | None |
Director and member of Young Scot Enterprise. Member of UNISON. Member of Social Work Scotland. Member of SOLACE (Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers). Member of Glasgow City Region Partnership. Local Government Benchmarking (SOLACE representative) – Framework Governance Group. Children & Families National Leadership Group – Chair. Director and Trustee, Improvement Service. |
14 February 2024 |
| Stuart Jamieson | Director of Environment and Regeneration | None | None | None |
Director of Supplier Development Programme. Member of UNISON. |
21 January 2024 |
| Ruth Binks | Director of Education, Communities and Organisational Development | None | None | None |
Co-opted Member of Learning, Teaching and Qualifications Committee West College Scotland. Member of the Association of Directors of Education Scotland. Member of the West Partnership Board (Regional Improvement Collaborative). Member of the Scottish Attainment Challenge Programme Board. Member of Inverclyde Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund Strategic partnership group. Member of UNISON. |
24 January 2024 |
| Kate Rocks | Director of Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) | None | None | None | None | 15 February 2024 |
| Jonathan Hinds | Head of Children’s Services (HSCP) and Chief Social Work Officer | None | None | None | None | 12 January 2024 |
| Morna Rae | Head of Organisational Development, Policy and Communications | None | None | None |
Justice of the Peace with the Judiciary of Scotland. Volunteer Youth Leader with Girls' Brigade Scotland. Member of UNISON. |
15 January 2024 |
| Alan Puckrin | Chief Financial Officer | None | None | None |
Member of Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA) Scottish Directors of Finance. Member of CIPFA Member of Mountaineering Scotland. Member of John Muir Trust. Member of Hostelling Scotland. |
12 January 2024 |
| Iain Strachan | Head of Legal, Democratic, Digital and Customer Services | None | None | None |
Trustee and member of Muirhouse Housing Association. Member of the Law Society of Scotland. Member of Executive of SOLAR (Society of Local Authority Lawyers and Administrators in Scotland). |
12 February 2024 |