Councilman Wayne Ecton began his first term on the Scottsdale City Council in June 2002 and was reelected to a second term beginning in June 2006.
Councilman Ecton has represented Scottsdale for the past 2 years on the Board of Regional Public Transportation Authority and currently serves as Vice Chair. He serves as an Arizona representative to the Western Municipal Conference. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the World Affairs Council and the Board of Directors of the Scottsdale Convention and Visitors Bureau. Councilman Ecton has been appointed to the Energy, Environment and Natural Resources National League of Cities Steering Committee.
Prior to his election to his first term he served on the 2001-2002 Citizens Budget Committee and the Big Box Ideas Team, which helped the City develop an ordinance to regulate the placement and appearance of “big box” retail buildings.
A Scottsdale resident since 1996, Councilman Ecton is a member of the Friends of the McDowell Land Trust, Friends of the Library, Scottsdale Historical Society and the Scottsdale Center for the Arts.
Councilman Ecton retired from Alcoa after 35 years in high-level financial management positions in the U.S. corporate headquarters and domestic and international operating locations. In his last 13 years with the company, he specialized in managing "turnaround" situations involving mergers and acquisitions of Alcoa subsidiaries.
His international experience includes assignments in Guinea, West Africa and Hungary. In West Africa, he was responsible for all administrative functions - including housing, transportation, utilities, security, food supply, hospital and schools - in a company town. In Hungary, he was the Deputy General Manager and CFO responsible for all administrative functions. He also served as an advisor to government agencies on health, safety and environmental issues and did volunteer work assisting entrepreneurial start-up businesses.
Councilman Ecton holds a bachelor's degree in business. He was also a member of the Financial Executives Institute until his retirement.
He and his wife Martha have been married for 42 years and have two grown children and four grandchildren.