Dave Brown is the councils director of economy, environment and communities, a position he has held since April 2023.  Prior to this Dave was the council’s director for place and environment.  Dave joined the council in 2020.  Prior to this he worked in a variety of roles as an environmental and operations director.  Dave started his career as a civil engineer, working in contracting and consulting before joining local government as a transport project manager.

Dave is married with 2 grown up kids.   In his spare time he can usually be found running, mountain biking or sailing.  His favourite film is The Hangover.

Dave's Linkedin account is available here