A Profile of Sandy Hopkins -
Chief Executive
Sandy Hopkins holds a dual role as Chief Executive of both
Havant Borough Council and East Hampshire District Council and has
experience working in public and private sector service industries.
Holding a Masters in Business Administration, Diploma in Marketing
and BA (Hons) Degree
in English with History, Sandy is also a Member of the Chartered
Institute of Marketing.
Sandy has held a number of
public sector management roles across Hampshire and Wiltshire in
the areas of Economic Development, Marketing, Leisure, and Tourism.
She joined Havant Borough Council in June 2001 as the Director of
Community Services. Sandy then took up the role of Director of
Change in December 2002 to drive through a major programme of
reorganisation and transformation across the Council. At the end of
this project, in June 2003, Sandy became Director with
responsibility for the corporate services across the Council.
Sandy was appointed Chief
Executive of Havant Borough Council in September 2007 and took on
the Chief Executive role for East Hampshire District Council in
October 2009; therefore making Sandy the first shared Chief
Executive in Hampshire. In addition to her CEO role at both Councils,
Sandy is Vice-Chair of Governors at Havant College, Chairman of the
Safer Havant Partnership, Chief Executive Lead for the
Sustainability and Community Infrastructure Delivery Panel of the
Partnership of South Hampshire (
PUSH
) and also the
Hampshire Chief Executive on the South East England Corporate
Transformation Board for Improvement and Efficiency. Sandy is keen
to support improvement and learning in the community and sits on
the Portsmouth University Business School Advisory Panel as well as
being a mentor for future local government leaders on the South
East England ‘Future Leaders Programme’.
In her spare time Sandy
enjoys the many cultural pleasures of the South Coast including
theatre, concerts, walking, wining and dining and a variety of
sporting opportunities but most particularly tries her hand on the
badminton courts and the golf courses of Hampshire. Sandy also
enjoys exploring the delights of other cultures and is a keen
independent traveller.
Havant Borough Council,
Civic Offices, Civic Centre Road, Havant PO9 2AX
tel: 023 9244 6151 (normally Mon, alternate Wed, Fri)
East Hampshire District Council, Penns Place,
Petersfield GU31 4EX
tel: 01730 234001 (normally Tue, alternate Wed, Thurs)