The newly formed unitary Cheshire East Council has appointed its first chief executive, Erika Wenzel. Ms Wenzal is currently the director of neighbourhood and community services at Tameside MBC. She was previously the council's benefits manager, chief revenues officer, assistant director of finance and head of exchequer and community services. Before, she worked for Stockport BC. Ms Wenzal said: ‘I will miss Tameside but this was too good an opportunity to turn down.' She expects to take up her role in October on a date to be agreed. Cheshire East Council will be created out of the merger of Congleton, Crewe & Nantwich, and Macclesfield BCs, and Cheshire CC. It will be the third largest unitary council in the north west.
