The Chief Executive of the General Social Care Council (GSCC) is Mike Wardle. Mike was appointed to the post in October 2007; prior to that he served as the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Strategy at the GSCC and was responsible for helping to set the strategic direction for the organisation through policy development, business planning and building relationships with stakeholders. Mike joined the GSCC in 2002 as Director of Standards and Regulation. Before joining the GSCC, Mike worked in the Department for Education and Skills in a variety of roles in education policy and administration. This included time spent working as part of the management team of the Further Education Funding Council and as Principal Private Secretary to Education Secretaries David Blunkett and Estelle Morris.

The Director of Regulation is Heather Wing OBE. Heather is responsible for registration and conduct procedures. She is also responsible for social work education and training within the organisation. Heather, who has worked for 40 years within the social care sector (20 of which have been in regulation), joined us from the Commission for Social Care Inspection, where she was Head of Business Continuity and Performance. Before that, Heather worked as National Director of Adult Services for the National Care Standards Commission and Head of Inspection and Registration at Surrey County Council. Heather is a qualified social worker and is registered with the GSCC. She also has a further education teaching certificate as well as various management qualifications including an MBA. Her services to the sector were recognised when she was awarded an OBE in the Millennium Honours list.

The Director of Corporate Resources is Chris Pottinger. Chris is in charge of the main support services for the General Social Care Council including finance, human resources, IT and the office administration. He is also the lead within the GSCC on internal audit, risk management and business continuity, and provides the financial and technical advice on the procurement of the major IT project which will support the Social Care Register. Formerly Head of Resources at the London Borough of Lewisham, Chris has a strong track record in delivering IT improvements. In the 1990s Chris was financial adviser to the House of Commons Health Committee working on the application and implications of the Community Care Act, and was a member of a variety of national advisory bodies on matters relating to social services finance. He has previously worked at the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, Epsom and Ewell Borough Council, the London Borough of Sutton and the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames.

The interim Director of Strategy is Mick Lowe. Mick is responsible for helping to set the strategic direction for the GSCC through policy development, business planning, legal services, communications and business development. Mick joined the GSCC in October 2007 and before that he was programme managing a major change initiative in a north London borough. Mick has spent nine years as a consultant, prior to which he was in local government and a director in Richmond and Sutton for 10 years. Mick has a background and personal interest in strategy and policy development and has previously been responsible for communications and legal services.