Philip Simpkins

Talent Bank Associates

Description Philip has over 45 years’ local government experience, including almost 12 years as a unitary Chief Executive. He is a both CIPFA and IRRV qualified as well as holding an MBA. One of Philip’s greatest achievements was being part of the Bedford Borough corporate management team which achieved unitary status for the Council in 2009, specifically Philip as the Section 151 Officer led the financial input and assisted with the drafting of the bid. Then as Chief Executive of the Unitary authority, Philip delivered significant transformational savings to the new Council as well as ongoing service development through the period of austerity. Philip, has also been the East of England lead Chief Executive for Children’s Services, concentrating on service improvement. Philip also has experience in economic growth where he helped to establish and became the first lead Chief Executive for the Oxford to Cambridge Arc.
Specialism(s) Data and Analytics, Facilities Management, Health and Care Integration, Health and Care Transformation, Multi-Agency Partnership Development/ Coordination, Public Sector Reform, Service review and redesign, Strategic Planning, Transformation
Public Sector Experience 45
Work Locations East of England
Previous Clients Bedford Borough Council
Core Skills Financial Management, Revenues and Benefits, Governance including Audit and Investigation, Political Awareness, Service Improvement/Business Transformation