Ann Carruthers is Director of Environment and Transport for Leicestershire County Council, responsible for all highways, transport, environment and waste services. She leads a team of 1,000 people operating a predominantly in-house delivery model.
Before joining Leicestershire CC, Ann worked with a number of local authorities across Scotland and England covering the highways, transport, environment and growth agendas. Ann also spent a number of years as National Travel Demand Manager with Transit New Zealand, responsible for introducing sustainable transport options and new ways of working across New Zealand’s state highway system.
Ann is also President of ADEPT, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation, a member of the Highways Sector Council and Chair of Midlands Highway Alliance Plus.