Team type: Board

Paul Matthews

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Paul Matthews has been Chief Executive of Monmouthshire County Council since 2009, when he became the youngest Chief Executive in Wales. He has led the council through major changes, focusing on fairness, flexibility and innovation to prepare for the challenges of the future. In December 2025, Paul was appointed Chair of CCR Energy, a company […]

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Colan Mehaffey

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Derek James

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As Service Director for Prosperity and Development for a borough that was at the heart of the first industrial revolution, Derek is a champion of low carbon clean growth in this fourth industrial age – working closely with Welsh Government and colleagues in Cardiff Capital Region to make South Wales a global centre for sustainability, […]

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Marcus Lloyd

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A highly experienced Chartered Civil Engineer with over 36 years of diverse local government experience, Marcus is currently an Executive Director at Caerphilly County Borough Council, leading a broad portfolio that includes infrastructure, waste, environment, and housing. He has extensive expertise in delivering and managing large-scale infrastructure projects and maintenance programmes for one of the […]

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Marcus Goldsworthy

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Tony Davies

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A Director of Wales Nuclear Forum, Tony has a wealth of experience in decarbonisation, supply chain support and project delivery, gained working across a variety of disciplines within Wales, the UK and Europe. From ‘Day One’, Tony has shown a contagious excitement for the Aberthaw project and we are harnessing his experience to help navigate […]

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Hywel Thomas

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A Professor of Civil Engineering and previous Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Engagement) at Cardiff University, Hywel brings invaluable ‘best practice’ and ‘future-proofing’ perspectives – including deep insights gained as the current President of The Learned Society of Wales and as ex-Chair of the FLEXIS project.

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Jonathan Evans

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Jonathan’s 30+ years’ strategy and board experience in energy, technology, logistics, telecoms, defence and maritime sectors has seen him establish five £100m+ technology and service companies, deliver numerous £5m-£2bn cross-border M&A investments – and co-found IPerium International Paris (with Rothschild), a technology innovation fund investing in a series of pioneering ICT companies achieving 8 x […]

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