Karen Wiles

Karen Wiles is the Head of Legal and Governance and Monitoring Officer at Aberdeenshire Council and a former President of SOLAR. With a career within local government spanning 25 years and three councils- Grampian Regional Council, The Moray Council and her present post in Aberdeenshire, Karen is passionate about good governance and the provision of excellent in-house legal services. From a litigation background specialising in permanency, mental health, and education law through a flirtation with Licensing, she is now happy to be a generalist relying heavily on her Services teams of specialist lawyers, committee services officers, Registrars and Developer Obligations expert.