Councillor Graham Swift

Graham is the Cabinet Member for Resources, Enterprise and Economic Development at Harrogate Borough Council and is elected Member for the Harrogate Duchy ward.

Graham moved to Harrogate in 2010 having spent most of his working career living and working abroad for one of the largest food companies in the world. He worked on a number of large global and smaller local consumer brands before heading up regional operating divisions in Central Europe and Asia. Graham has also been engaged as a management consultant in the private equity sector advising on, and completing, large acquisitions and disposals.