Meet our Board

Allison Dowzell
Managing Director, Screen Alliance Wales

Allison began her working life with the BBC’s London based Outside Broadcast Department in London focusing Read more...

 

 

Avril Lewis

 

 

 

Bill Peaper
 

Bill Peaper has been part of Industry Wales since 2014 and is currently Project leader working with Read more...

 

Chris Meadows
Head of Open Innovation, IQE plc

Chris' career in electronics and semiconductors started at British Telecom Research Laboratories before joining a Read more...

David Chapman
Executive Director - UKHospitality Cymru

UKHospitality Cymru is the trade body for pubs, restaurants, hotels, holiday parks and all other Read more...

Dr Francis Cowe
Director FE Partnerships, University of South Wales

Dr Francis Cowe is Director of Further Education Partnerships at University of South Wales. He is responsible for Read more...

Grant Santos
Managing Director, Educ8 Ltd

Grant is a training and education expert, with over 20 year’s high-level experience in the Read more...

 

Guy Lacey
Principle of Coleg Gwent

Guy has been the Principal & Chief Executive of Coleg Gwent since 2015, having previously worked in Read more...

James Davies
Executive Chair, Industry Wales

Born on the Gower and graduating from Swansea University (Mech Eng), he worked for 32 years at Read more...

Cllr Jane Mudd (Leader)
Leader of Newport City Council

Councillor Jane Mudd is a member of the Cardiff Capital Region Cabinet and Read more...

Kevin Williams
Organising and Development Officer

Kevin has been an Organising and Development Officer with the Read more...

Leigh Hughes Chair
Business Development & CSR Director, Bouygues UK

Leigh is currently Chair of Cardiff Capital Region Employment & Skills Board and represents the Read more...

Lisa Jones
Team Leader - Regeneration Funding

Lisa has worked within the field of strategic regeneration, economic development, skills and policy for Read more...

 

Lisa Mytton
Strategic Director for NTFW National Training Federation Wales

Lisa is currently the Strategic Director for NTFW National Training Federation Wales Read more...

 

Mark Baines
Head of Curriculum and Performance for Addysg Oedolion Cymru/Adult Learning Wales

Mark is Head of Curriculum and Performance for Addysg Oedolion Cymru/Adult Learning Wales and Read more...

Mark Owen
Head of Services to Stakeholders

I started my career in July 1999 as a school-based Careers Adviser in Swansea. I later became Read more...

Melanie Godfrey
Director of Education & Lifelong Learning, Cardiff Council

Melanie joined the Council from Welsh Government, where she held the role of Deputy Director of Read more...

Richard Aston
Employer & Partnership Leader for South East Wales.

Having taken up post in September 2021, Rich is the DWP South East Wales Employer & Partnership Leader, with Read more...

Rowena O'Sullivan
Skills & Talent Manager for the Cardiff Capital Region

Rowena is the Skills & Talent Manager for the Cardiff Capital Region, responsible for Read more...

Rob Basini
Development Manager, FSB Wales

Rob has been in and around small businesses in South Wales for over 30 years. Having Read more...

 

Sharon Davies
Skills Policy Manager, Welsh Government

Since 2014 Sharon has worked in Welsh Government as a Skills Policy Manager. Prior to Read more...

Tracey Brooks
Head of Regeneration Investment and Housing

Acting Head of Regeneration, Investment and Housing for Newport City Council, responsible for Read more...

 

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