Chief executive and directors

Our Deputy Chief Executive is Matt Wilton.

Deputy Chief Executive

Our Deputy Chief Executive is:

  • Matt Wilton

He leads the Deputy Chief Executive directorate, which includes:

  • communications and engagement
  • climate change
  • inclusive economy
  • Health Determinants Research Collaboration
  • legal services
  • policy and performance
  • transformation

Biography

Matt joined the council in January 2020 as head of policy and then had interim leadership responsibility for the former City Futures Directorate from August 2021.

Matt became Assistant Chief Executive in August 2022, and Deputy Chief Executive in spring 2024.

Matt has twenty years’ experience of working in both local government and the private sector, with previous roles at Leeds City Council and Arup. He has a background in public policy and labour market economics.