Wineman has worked as a commercial lawyer in private practice specialising in insolvency work.[2]
He was elected president of the Board of Deputies on 17 May 2009, and took office on 1 June,[2] after an election which for the first time in the Board's 250-year history involved four candidates.
Prior to that he was the senior vice-president. In addition, he is chairman of the Membership Council of the Jewish Leadership Council. On 7 November 2013, he was elected chairman of the Council of the European Jewish Congress, the representative body of European Jewry, and in March 2013 he was elected vice-president of the World Jewish Congress.
He has shown a particular interest in inter-faith work.[3] In July 2007 he became vice-chair of the Inter Faith Network for the UK, the umbrella body for inter faith organisations and national faith bodies working in the UK and on 1 July 2013 he was elected co-chair.[4] Previously he was joint chair of Peace Now[2] and chair of the New Israel Fund of Great Britain.
Vivian Wineman is currently the trustee of the following registered charities in the United Kingdom: Wineman Charitable Trust,[5] The Rofeh Trust,[6] The Council of Christians and Jews,[7] The Institute for Polish-Jewish Studies,[8] Wikimedia UK,[9] United Religions Initiative UK,[10] and The Next Century Foundation.[11]
