Denbighshire County Council has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive.
Helen White, who joins Denbighshire from Taff Housing Association, has been appointed to the role.
Councillor Jason McLellan, Leader of the Council said:
“This is an excellent appointment for Denbighshire and I would like to congratulate and welcome Helen to this new role on behalf of our staff, elected members and residents throughout the county.
“The selection process has been very rigorous and we had a number of strong contenders in the running who all performed to an extremely high standard.
“As a top performing council in Wales which was praised as ‘well-run’ in its Panel Performance Assessment at the end of 2024, Denbighshire has a strong senior team in place and we are now looking forward to working with our new Chief Executive to lead this team and continue that success into the future.”
A Welsh speaker who was raised in Henllan, Helen has been Chief Executive Officer with Taff Housing since 2019. Having started her career in housing and community development, Helen has over 20 years’ experience working across the public, voluntary and private sectors.
Following her appointment, Helen said:
“I'm honoured to be taking on the role of Chief Executive. I know it is a challenging time for so many in our communities, I am looking forward to working alongside dedicated colleagues to help make a positive impact in the county I was born and raised in.
“I want to thank the Leader of the Council and all of the other Elected Members for putting their faith in me as a new Chief Executive.”
