Mike Hansford

Mike left his position as Highway Asset Manager at Dorset Council to start his new role on August 29.

Ahead of securing the role of Chief Executive at the RSTA, Mr Hansford’s career with Dorset Council (Dorset County Council prior to 2019) has spanned over 29 years, of which approximately 25 have been in Highways.

His job at Dorset was to oversee strategic highways asset management, asset group lead/client role for carriageways, footways, drainage, signing and roadmarkings, whilst also overseeing the design team for a £20million+ structural maintenance programme, performance and benchmarking, and highways systems.

Mr Hansford is also Chair of the South West Regional Asset Management Group, and he also sits on the UKRLG Asset Management Board.

Speaking about his appointment, Mr Hansford said: “I am delighted to take up the position of Chief Executive of the RSTA during a period of growth of membership and of use of surface treatments as more local authorities and contractors move to a more proactive approach to highway maintenance.

“I am excited to build on the great work undertaken by Paul and the team at the RSTA and am looking forward to working with the membership and Executive Committee to put more plans and improvements in place.”