Cllr Anthony Woods

Tony Woods is the Leader of Northampton Borough Council.  He has been a Councillor since 2003 representing St David’s Ward, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on the Council since 2005 and Leader of the Council since May 2007. Tony Woods is a Chartered Engineer specialising in industrial automation.  He has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Southampton University and an MBA from the Open University.  He led a research and development team developing innovative automation systems. He has also worked in Germany for a major Japanese corporation where he restructured their sales and support network for industrial automation products.  His work now includes design, marketing and consultancy – particularly advising companies of the impact of new technology on their businesses.