Wokingham Borough Council name permanent chief executive

Wokingham Borough Council have named Andy Couldrick as permanent chief executive.

Andy, who had been acting as interim chief executive since December 2011, was appointed at a meeting of the council last Thursday (September 20). He said: “I am proud and excited to be appointed on a permanent basis. I stepped into the interim role from one I loved [director of children’s services] and it’s been an interesting and challenging nine months. We are working hard to focus our efforts on achieving our vision and key prioritiesand as an organisation we are ambitious to achieve great things.

Andy replaces Susan Law who stepped down from the role last November.