Local Authorities

  • Jane Richardson Read more
    Jane Richardson Chair of the Executive Group / Strategic Director - Economy and Place, Conwy County Borough Council
  • Graham Boase Read more
    Graham Boase Chief Executive, Denbighshire County Council
  • Andrew Farrow Read more
    Andrew Farrow Chief Officer (Planning, Environment and Economy), Flintshire County Council
  • Rebeccah Lowry Read more
    Rebeccah Lowry Head of Service - Regeneration, Housing and Economy, Wrexham County Borough Council
  • Dylan Williams Read more
    Dylan Williams Chief Executive, Isle of Anglesey County Council
  • Sioned Williams Read more
    Sioned Williams Head of Economy and Community, Gwynedd Council
Jane Richardson
Jane Richardson Chair of the Executive Group / Strategic Director - Economy and Place, Conwy County Borough Council

  • Chair of the Executive Group and Portfolio Board
  • Senior Responsible Owner for the Agri-food and Tourism Programme 
  • Strategic Director - Economy and Place at Conwy County Borough Council

Graham Boase
Graham Boase Chief Executive, Denbighshire County Council

  • Chief Executive of Denbighshire County Council
  • Non-voting Chief Officer
  • Executive Member on the Executive Group and Portfolio Board
  • Providing leadership within the Council to support the work of the Economic Ambition Board and deliver obligations

Andrew Farrow
Andrew Farrow Chief Officer (Planning, Environment and Economy), Flintshire County Council

  • Executive Member on the Executive Group and Portfolio Board
  • Senior Responsible Owner for the Land and Property Programme
  • Chief Officer (Planning, Environment and Economy) at Flintshire County Council

Rebeccah Lowry
Rebeccah Lowry Head of Service - Regeneration, Housing and Economy, Wrexham County Borough Council

  • Executive Member on the Executive Group and Portfolio Board
  • Senior Responsible Owner for the Western Gateway project, Wrexham
  • Head of Service - Regeneration, Housing and Economy, Wrexham County Borough Council

Dylan Williams
Dylan Williams Chief Executive, Isle of Anglesey County Council

  • Chief Executive of the Isle of Anglesey County Council
  • Non-voting Chief Officer
  • Executive Member on the Executive Group and Portfolio Board
  • Senior Responsible Owner for the Low Carbon Energy Programme

Sioned Williams
Sioned Williams Head of Economy and Community, Gwynedd Council

  • Executive Member on the Executive Group and Portfolio Board
  • Senior Responsible Owner for the Digital Connectivity Programme
  • Head of Economy and Community at Gwynedd Council

Higher and Further Education

  • Dr. Paul Bevan Read more
    Dr. Paul Bevan Executive Director of Commercial Development, Grŵp Llandrillo Menai
  • Steve Jackson Read more
    Steve Jackson Chief Operating Officer & Deputy Chief Executive, Coleg Cambria
  • Dr. Aulay Mackenzie Read more
    Dr. Aulay Mackenzie Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Partnerships), Wrexham Glyndwr University
  • Professor Paul Spencer Read more
    Professor Paul Spencer Dean of College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Bangor University
Dr. Paul Bevan
Dr. Paul Bevan Executive Director of Commercial Development, Grŵp Llandrillo Menai

  • Executive Member on the Executive Group and Portfolio Board
  • Senior Responsible Owner for the Innovation in High-Value Manufacturing Programme
  • Senior Responsible Owner for the Glynllifon Rural Economy Hub project
  • Executive Director of Commercial Development at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai

Steve Jackson
Steve Jackson Chief Operating Officer & Deputy Chief Executive, Coleg Cambria

  • Executive Member on the Executive Group and Portfolio Board
  • Senior Responsible Owner for the Llysfasi Net Zero Farm project
  • Chief Operating Officer & Deputy Chief Executive at Coleg Cambria

Dr. Aulay Mackenzie
Dr. Aulay Mackenzie Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Partnerships), Wrexham Glyndwr University

  • Executive Member on the Executive Group and Portfolio Board
  • Senior Responsible Owner for the Enterprise Engineering and Optics Centre project
  • Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Partnerships) at Wrexham Glyndwr University

Professor Paul Spencer
Professor Paul Spencer Dean of College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Bangor University

  • Executive Member on the Executive Group and Portfolio Board
  • Dean of College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at Bangor University

Host Authority

  • Iwan G. D. Evans Read more
    Iwan G. D. Evans Head of Legal Services, Gwynedd Council
  • Dewi A. Morgan Read more
    Dewi A. Morgan Head of Finance, Gwynedd Council 
Iwan G. D. Evans
Iwan G. D. Evans Head of Legal Services, Gwynedd Council

  • Executive Member on the Executive Group and Portfolio Board
  • Host Authority Monitoring Officer
  • Head of Legal Services at Gwynedd Council

Dewi A. Morgan
Dewi A. Morgan Head of Finance, Gwynedd Council 

  • Executive Member on the Executive Group and Portfolio Board
  • Host Authority Section 151 Officer
  • Head of Finance for Gwynedd Council

Portfolio Management Office and Regional Teams

  • Alwen Williams Read more
    Alwen Williams Portfolio Director
  • Hedd Vaughan-Evans Read more
    Hedd Vaughan-Evans Head of Operations
  • Sheryl Le Bon Jones Read more
    Sheryl Le Bon Jones Senior Operations Officer (Interim)
  • Barbara Burchell Read more
    Barbara Burchell Regional Engagement Team Manager
  • Sian Lloyd Roberts Read more
    Sian Lloyd Roberts Regional Skills Manager
Alwen Williams
Alwen Williams Portfolio Director

My Role:

  • An ambassador for North Wales: passionate about exploring new opportunities with local, national and global stakeholders
  • Working with partners across sectors and investors to design, develop and build a vibrant, sustainable, resilient and thriving North Wales economy
  • Oversee delivery of the exciting £1 billion North Wales Growth Deal and lead the Regional Portfolio Management Office team driving it forward

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Hedd Vaughan-Evans
Hedd Vaughan-Evans Head of Operations

My role:

  • Manage the business and finance operations of the Economic Ambition Board
  • Responsible for the governance and assurance arrangements of the Growth Deal
  • To oversee performance and risk management for all programmes, project and other activities of the Economic Ambition Board

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Sheryl Le Bon Jones
Sheryl Le Bon Jones Senior Operations Officer (Interim)

My Role:

  • Manage the agenda and forward work programme of the Economic Ambition Board, the Executive Group and Business Delivery Board 
  • Oversee the communications and public relations funciton of the Portfolio Management Office 
  • Act as Deputy to the Operations Manager  

Barbara Burchell
Barbara Burchell Regional Engagement Team Manager

  • Executive Member on the Executive Group and Portfolio Board
  • Regional Engagement Team Manager
  • Principal European Project Development Officer at Conwy County Borough Council

Sian Lloyd Roberts
Sian Lloyd Roberts Regional Skills Manager

My Role:

  • Lead and manage the Regional Skills Partnership and Welsh Government contract, working with industry and education providers
  • Lead on the development and delivery of the North Wales Skills & Employment Strategy and related Regional Skills Partnership Action Plan
  • To lead on the preparation of the employability and skills programme in co-ordination with key stakeholders and funding bodies to ensure that the skills pipeline is aligned to capital investments in the region

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