Kevin is a retired work and organisational psychologist who taught at Nottingham Trent University.  Before retraining in psychology, he had trained and worked for fifteen years as an Environmental Health Officer in a number of authorities. He became a City Councillor in 2016 and joined the cabinet in 2017 where his portfolio on the sustainable environment included environmental services. He has tried always to profess an holistic approach demonstrating the interdependence of the Environmental, the Social, and the Economic.  Thus waste management was (and is) rather more than a service; it is a strategic player in balancing those three.  He has recently given up his cabinet position on his election as Lord Mayor for the current Civic Year. Kevin has Batchelors’ degrees in both the Arts and the Sciences, an MSc, and a PhD along with his various professional qualifications.