Our Chief Executive and Managing Directors form the Audit Commission Management Team; responsible for the day-to-day operations of our organisation.
Chief Executive
Eugene Sullivan, Chief Executive
Eugene joined the Commission on 2 June 2008. Before joining the Commission, Eugene was a Partner in RSM Robson Rhodes LLP (now Grant Thornton LLP) in charge of public sector services and was also a district auditor at the Commission in the 1980s.
Eugene has specialised in public financial management, governance, risk and audit, and he served on the financial management panel at the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy for nearly ten years. His previous employers include the Department of Health and Social Security and HM Treasury.
Eugene was appointed Chief Executive from 1 April 2010.
Managing Directors
Gareth Davies, Managing Director of Audit Practice
Gareth was previously the Commission's Managing Director Local Government and Housing and regional director for the north of England. He has a background in public audit, including appointments as district auditor to major local authorities and NHS bodies.
Gareth is also a trustee and honorary treasurer of Oxfam GB.
Tracey Dennison, Managing Director Human Resources
Tracey has worked in local government for nearly 30 years, and all of that time has been spent in HR management. She began her career as a clerical assistant with the Greater London Council. In 1990 she went to work for the London Borough of Camden, where in 1996 she was appointed Assistant Chief Executive (Personnel). Since 2003, Tracey has been Managing Director (HR) at the Commission.
She has a Diploma in Public Administration from Warwick Business School and is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD.
Martin Evans, Managing Director of Audit Policy and Regulation
Prior to joining the Audit Commission in 1998, Martin held the post of Policy and Technical Director at CIPFA, with responsibility for all CIPFA's policy and technical work across the public services and for all aspects of professional regulation.
He is also a member of the Financial Reporting Advisory Board which advises government on public sector accounting.
Andy McKeon, Managing Director of Health, Communications and Policy, Analysis and Research
Andy was the Director of Policy at the Department of Health.
During his time at the Department he was also head of primary care, and played a central role in the development of a number of White Papers.