Councillor Richard Wenham is Leader and Executive Member for Corporate Resources at Central Bedfordshire Council and has been a councillor since May 2011. Member of the LGA Resources Board. In addition to chairing the EELGA Lead Members Finance Network, Richard is also Vice-Chair of the EELGA Employers panel and Vice-Chair of the Bedfordshire Local Government Pension panel.
Currently Richard is a consultant at FCP advising a Canadian rail company on road/rail interface risk. He previously held director level roles at various global engineering companies including Ricardo & Motorola. His last role was as CEO at a traffic measurement and monitoring company.
Richard has an MA from Queens’ College Cambridge, postgraduate qualifications in Finance & Management, is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology.
