• Alwen Williams Read more
    Alwen Williams Portfolio Director
  • Lynn Slaven Read more
    Lynn Slaven Personal Assistant to the Portfolio Director
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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Lynn Slaven
Lynn Slaven Personal Assistant to the Portfolio Director

My Role:

  • Provide high level administrative and secretarial support to the Portfolio Director
  • Act as the main point of contact for the Portfolio Director as well as within the Portfolio Management Office

Operations

  • Hedd Vaughan-Evans Read more
    Hedd Vaughan-Evans Operations Manager
  • Nia Medi Williams Read more
    Nia Medi Williams Senior Operations Officer
  • Sheryl Le Bon Jones Read more
    Sheryl Le Bon Jones Senior Operations Officer (Interim)
  • Sara Jones Read more
    Sara Jones Social Value and Procurement Manager
  • Anita Davies Read more
    Anita Davies European Funding Project Manager
  • Erin Thomas Read more
    Erin Thomas Communications and Engagement Officer
Hedd Vaughan-Evans
Hedd Vaughan-Evans Operations Manager

My role:

  • Manage the business and finance operations of the Economic Ambition Board
  • Responsible for the governance and assurance arranements 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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Nia Medi Williams
Nia Medi Williams Senior Operations Officer

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  

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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  

Sara Jones
Sara Jones Social Value and Procurement Manager

My Role:

  • Lead and manage all procurement and contract management activity within the Growth Deal and to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation
  • Develop and maintain effective relationships with key partners and all contractors and support the collective co-ordination and management of the inter-dependencies across programmes and projects
  • Embed the delivery of social value and community benefits within all Growth Deal procurement activity and to maximise social value and community benefits derived and delivered through procurement activity

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Anita Davies
Anita Davies European Funding Project Manager

My Role:

  • To lead, manage and implement the European Social Fund for the North Wales Growth Vision Enabler project
  • Deliver the projects outcomes and targets within the timetable and in accordance with the business plan
  • Manage the budget as noted in the expenditure profile

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Erin Thomas
Erin Thomas Communications and Engagement Officer

My Role:

  • Developing communication strategies and plans to increase awareness of Ambition North Wales and maintain brand reputation
  • Work with media and PR agencies to ensure positive stories are widely shared amongst appropriate stakeholders
  • Ensure that Ambition North Wales can effectively communicate with various audiences through different platforms

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Agri-food and Tourism
Innovation in High Value Manufacturing

  • Robyn Lovelock Read more
    Robyn Lovelock Programme Manager
  • Angharad Evans Read more
    Angharad Evans Graduate Growth Deal Project Manager
Robyn Lovelock
Robyn Lovelock Programme Manager

My Role:

  • Deliver the Agri-food and Tourism Programme and the Innovation in High Value Manufacturing Programme
  • Engage with stakeholders to maximise the value of these Programmes
  • Support the delivery of Growth Deal projects so that expected benefits are realised

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Angharad Evans
Angharad Evans Graduate Growth Deal Project Manager

My Role:

  • Support the development and delivery of projects within the Agri-food and Tourism Programme and the Innovation in High Value Manufacturing Programme
  • Work with key regional stakeholders, partners and governments to ensure successful delivery of Growth Deal projects and programmes
  • Undertake research to inform project development

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Digital Connectivity

  • Stuart Whitfield Read more
    Stuart Whitfield Digital Programme Manager
  • Kirrie Roberts Read more
    Kirrie Roberts Digital Connectivity Project Manager
  • Catherine Evans Read more
    Catherine Evans Digital Project Officer
Stuart Whitfield
Stuart Whitfield Digital Programme Manager

My Role:

  • Responsible for the successful co-ordination of the Programme’s projects and management of their inter-dependencies
  • Leads and manages the development and delivery of the Programme, identifying key strategic cross-cutting themes and interventions
  • Responsible for delivering change, maintaining focus, and momentum across the Programme

Kirrie Roberts
Kirrie Roberts Digital Connectivity Project Manager

My Role:

  • Project manage multiple complex projects through development and approval of full business cases to delivery of digital connectivity projects
  • Work with key stakeholders, partners and governments to ensure successful delivery of the digital connectivity projects
  • Manage and input to relevant digital connectivity project / programme boards as well as providing professional support within the wider Growth Deal Portfolio

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Catherine Evans
Catherine Evans Digital Project Officer

My Role:

  • Support the development and delivery of projects within the Digital Connecivity Programme
  • Contribute to the delivery of individual project objectives and programme outcomes and targets
  • Co-ordinate project activity and inter-dependencies across the programme and wider Growth Deal portfolio

Land and Property

  • David Mathews Read more
    David Mathews Land and Property Programme Manager
  • Thomas Boome Read more
    Thomas Boome Land and Property Project Manager
David Mathews
David Mathews Land and Property Programme Manager

My Role:

  • To overcome the barriers that prevent regional development sites being delivered to the property market in North Wales
  • Developing projects in collaboration with the public and private sector to deliver the benefits of capital investment and job creation
  • To provide a pipeline of serviced employment and residential development sites to encourage capacity and supply side growth within the region's construction industry 

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Thomas Boome
Thomas Boome Land and Property Project Manager

My Role:

  • Work collaboratively with public and private sector organisations to overcome challenges that prevent projects from creating economic growth in the region
  • Assist in the delivery of regionally significant projects by helping to secure funding from the Growth Deal
  • Assist in providing serviced residential and employment development sites in North Wales to encourage economic growth and job creation

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Low Carbon Energy

  • Henry Aron Read more
    Henry Aron Energy Programme Manager
  • Elgan Roberts Read more
    Elgan Roberts Energy Project Manager
  • Graham Williams Read more
    Graham Williams Transport Decarbonisation Project Manager
Henry Aron
Henry Aron Energy Programme Manager

My Role:

  • Oversee delivery of the Energy Programme and its five projects
  • Engage with stakeholders to maximise the value of the Programme and help position the region as a leading location for low carbon energy and decarbonisation
  • Support delivery of the wider Growth Deal Portfolio and associated benefits to North Wales

Elgan Roberts
Elgan Roberts Energy Project Manager

My Role:

  • Successfully navigate the Smart Local Energy project through the governance and business case approval process
  • Effective engagement with private and public sector stakeholders to raise project awareness and achieve project Growth Deal targets
  • Develop and implement appropriate project plans to ensure effective delivery of project outputs, outcomes and benefits

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Graham Williams
Graham Williams Transport Decarbonisation Project Manager

My Role:

  • Oversee and lead the development of full business cases for energy projects
  • Establish relationships with cross-border hubs and programmes to support strategic aims and exploit joint investment opportunities
  • Project manage the development and delivery of regional energy and transport decarbonisation projects

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Skills and Employability

  • Sian Lloyd Roberts Read more
    Sian Lloyd Roberts Regional Skills Manager
  • Catherine Morris-Roberts Read more
    Catherine Morris-Roberts Senior Skills Delivery Officer
  • Angharad Evans Read more
    Angharad Evans Graduate Skills and Employability Project Manager
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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Catherine Morris-Roberts
Catherine Morris-Roberts Senior Skills Delivery Officer

My Role:

  • Support the delivery of the Regional Employment and Skills Action Plan
  • Lead on the development of Employer Cluster Groups and responsibility for delivery of all Sub-Groups and Employer Cluster Groups associated within the Regional Skills Partnership structure
  • Work closely with partners in North Wales to provide advice and guidance on opportunities presented through the Regional Skills Partnership and wider collaboration opportunities

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Angharad Evans
Angharad Evans Graduate Skills and Employability Project Manager

My Role:

  • Support the development and project management of skills and employability projects
  • Map skills and employability needs for Growth Deal projects 
  • Work with partners to develop and share key skills and employability messages through campaigns and events

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Transport

  • Laura James-Mowbray Read more
    Laura James-Mowbray Transport Lead Officer
Laura James-Mowbray
Laura James-Mowbray Transport Lead Officer

My Role:

  • Maintain a strategic oversight of regionally significant transport projects, through collaborative relations with Welsh Government, Transport for Wales, Local Authorities and other partners
  • Lead on regional collaboration arrangements for the preparation of the Regional Local Transport Planning process
  • Support the Economic Ambition Board with developing proposals for a Regional Transport Body to co-ordinate and collaborate on the delivery of strategic transport projects

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