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The following individuals have been appointed Members of Glas Cymru Cyfyngedig. In addition the nine directors of the Company are also Members of Glas Cymru Cyfyngedig.

Nigel Beidas (Tregarth)
Now a stockbroker in Bangor, Mr Beidas is an investment professional of 20 years standing, and is a former Head of Equities for Confederation Life Insurance.

Nicholas Bennett (Cardiff)
Chief Executive of Community Housing Cymru, Mr Bennett is also a member of the Welsh Language Board and of the telecommunications regulator’s (Ofcom) Advisory Panel for Wales. He was previously a regional policy advisor at the Wales European Centre in Brussels and was a special advisor to the Welsh Assembly Government.

Philip Bishop (Cardiff)
Recently retired as Head of the Water and Environment Branch of the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG), Mr Bishop is a senior civil servant with many years experience in the fields of environment, transport and economic development, including in the Department of Trade and Industry, the Welsh Office and WAG.

Peter Boak (Port Talbot)
Currently on sabbatical.

Byron Butler (Bridgend)

A retired wholesale butcher, Mr Butler is a Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Mid Glamorgan. A former JP of over thirty years experience, he has previously been a High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan (1995/96), a member of the BSI Consumer Policy Committee and a clerk to the Brackla Community Council.

David Clarke (Penarth)
A retired Administration Director for a private company in Cardiff, Mr Clarke is Chairman of Linc-Cymru Housing Association Limited. He also holds a number of voluntary and community positions.

Jennifer Cole (Barry)
A retired National Officer for the Banking, Insurance and Finance Union in Wales, Ms Cole has lived in Wales for over 20 years.

Helena Crennell (Holywell)
A retired civil servant and former Senior Agricultural Advisory Officer to MAFF/ADAS, Mrs Crennell is an "independent person" for Clwyd CC in the investigation of complaints against social services. She is also an active member of RNLI and Flintshire Citizens Advice Panel.

Roger Dale (Anglesey)
An environmental consultant and non-executive director of a landfill business in North West Wales, Mr Dale was an employee of Welsh Water until 2000 where he held various operational and asset planning posts in both the water and sewerage business.

David Davies (Whitland)
Current president of the National Farmers Union Cymru, an organisation which represents 15,000 farmers in Wales, Mr Davies is a dairy farmer and a magistrate.

Elsa Davies (St Clears)

Formerly Chief Executive of the National Playing Field Association, Mrs Davies’ professional background is in education. She is currently a member of the governing Councils of the University of Wales and Swansea University and a member of their audit committees. As well as being active on a number of local voluntary organisations, she reports for the community pages of the Carmarthen Journal. Mrs Davies is a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.

Geoffrey Daw (Llandudno)
A civil engineer, Mr Daw is a member of the executive committee of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association of Wales. He previously worked for a contract partner of Welsh Water for 15 years.

James Driscoll (Cardiff)
Currently a self-employed management consultant, Dr Driscoll was formerly the senior UK partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers with responsibility for regional economic development and inward investment. He is a member of the Welsh Industrial Development Advisory Board, which advises the National Assembly for Wales on matters of financial assistance to industry, and the Institute of Welsh Affairs. He also advises and sits on the Boards of a number of Welsh based commercial enterprises.

Anthony Ducroq (Newport)
Currently a Business Advisor for the Local Enterprise Agency, Newport and Gwent Enterprise, Mr Ducroq is a former Welsh Water employee with over 30-years water sector experience having held roles involving administration, press/media relations and customer service. He also has his own antiques business with his wife.

John Egan (Aberystwyth)
A self employed heating engineer, Mr Egan is also an NVQ lecturer in plumbing for Ceredigion County Council.

Angela Elniff-Larsen (Merthyr Tydfil)
Angela is currently director of Angles Consulting, an organisation specialising in providing advice and support to Niche Enterprise and economic and social development. She was previously an Associate Director with Ecotec Research and Consulting and Chief Executive of Community Enterprise Wales and has over twenty years experience of working in business, social and economic regeneration.

Elizabeth Esau (Cardiff)
A senior schoolteacher, Mrs Esau is a Welsh speaker and en education consultant for a waste awareness campaign in Cardiff. She has previously worked on secondment as an education coordinator for Welsh Water, assisting in the establishment of the Environmental Education Centre at Cog Moors WwTW and in promoting links with business.

Arwyn Evans (Llantrisant)
A Chartered Civil Engineer, Mr Evans is Director and General Manager of the George Wimpey branded housebuilding business in South Wales, which is part of Taylor Wimpey Plc., the UK's largest housebuilder. Mr Evans holds a MBA from the Rotterdam Business School, and prior to his current role worked for Taylor Woodrow in an engineering, project management, and production director capacity on numerous civil engineering and building projects in the UK and overseas, including a significant period in Africa.

John Evans (Abergavenny)
A retired solicitor, Mr Evans has a strong interest in the environment - he is chairman of The Elan Valley Trust, and a member of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales, the Gwent Wildlife Trust and The Wye Forum.

Ogwyn Evans (Carmarthen)
A farmer, Mr Evans is County Chairman of Farmers Unions of Wales. He also represents over 200 dairy farmers on the Board of First Milk, and has been awarded an Associateship of the Royal Agricultural Society of Great Britain in recognition of services to agriculture.

Philip Evans (Llandudno)
A local councillor and magistrate, Mr Evans is a former employee of Welsh Water who retired in 2005 after 30 years of having held various roles in planning and sewerage administration in North Wales. He has also represented rail passengers in North Wales for over ten years, and is currently a member of the Passenger Panel for Arriva Trains Wales.

James Foreman-Peck (Vale of Glamorgan)
Director of the Welsh Institute for Research in Economics and Development, at Cardiff University Business School, Professor Foreman-Peck is a former Economic Advisor at HM Treasury and Fellow of St Antony's College, University of Oxford.

Patricia Forrest (Penarth)

A geologist and chartered engineer, Mrs Forrest is Managing Director of Waste Management Consultancy Limited and has over 20 years experience of complex waste and environmental management and construction projects in the public and private sectors. She is also a former independent member of Water Voice and spent 15 years representing consumer interests in Wales.

Keith Gillard (Rhondda)
Recently retired as the Chief Executive - Mid Glamorgan Education Business Partnership, Mr Gillard is a former teacher and chief examiner in geography who was awarded an OBE in 1998 for services to education. He also played a key role in the establishment of Welsh Water's award winning Cilfynydd Education Centre.

Leonard Hancock (Bridgend)
A chemist by qualification, Mr Hancock has significant experience in advising businesses in Wales on environmental matters; he is a former Director of Training with Arena Network, prior to which he was Operations Director for the environmental and analytical testing and consultancy business, Acer Consultants.

Andrew Herbert (Cardiff)
An employee of Welsh Water, Mr Herbert is an electrical engineer and holds an MBA in Business Administration.

Richard Hibbs (Llandudno)
A consultant with a strong academic record, Mr Hibbs works for Integral Business Support Ltd providing advice and business support in the areas of operational research and procurement. He is a past chairman of the Snowdonia National Park Authority Standards Committee.

Gerald Holtham (Nantymoel)
An economist with 15 years experience in the City of London, Mr Holtham is currently Chief Investment Officer with Morley Fund Management, which manages investments valued at over £110bn. He is also a Director of the Welsh Whisky Company.

Maurice Hughes (Haverfordwest)
A mechanical engineer and former managing director in the motor industry, Mr Hughes was Leader of Pembrokeshire County Council between 1999 and 2004. He is currently a member of the training organisation ELWA, a Board member of the Welsh Centre for Health, and he acts on behalf of a variety of charity organisations in Pembrokeshire.

Ian Hunter (Fishguard)
Now a management development consultant working mainly with small businesses and charities, Mr Hunter is also a psychotherapist and executive coach. He previously practised as an optometrist and was until 2005 Chief Executive of the UK Association of Optometrists. A member of the Court of Cardiff University, he was made an OBE in 1998.

Iwan Huws (Y Felinheli)
Currently the Director Wales for The National Trust, Mr Huws, who is a zoologist and an ecologist by qualification, is chairman of the ITV Wales Advisory Council. He was previously chief executive of Snowdonia National Park Authority and is a former member of the BBC Broadcasting Council for Wales.

Sarah Jenkins (Carmarthen)

Ms Jenkins is a Chartered Accountant who recently sold her Practice after working for a number of years as a sole practitioner. She now provides services as a business advisor for new businesses and projects. A Welsh speaker, she is a former Board Member of Dyfed Powys Probation Trust and also represented the voluntary sector on the Carmarthenshire Objective 1 Partnership Board.

Bryn Parry Jones (Caernarfon)
A former employee of Welsh Water who retired after 30 years of providing financial and operational management services, Mr Jones has recently completed a 4-year role as an Office Manager with Bangor University.

Tegryn Jones (Cardiff)
Chief Executive of The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, Mr Jones is also a member of the Wales Environmental Protection Advisory Committee. He was previously Chief Executive of the environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy (2004-2009) and is a former Policy Director with the General Teaching Council for Wales.

Huw Jones (Port Talbot)

A chartered civil engineer with 23 years experience in the delivery and management of drainage and coastal projects. Huw is employed at the Cardiff Office of MWH, one of the world's largest providers of water services, having spent over 20 years in local government in Swansea. He became an elected member to the Committee for ICE Wales in 2008 and is also a member of CIWEM.

Michael Jordan (Montgomery)
A former Commander in the Royal Navy, Mr Jordan brings a different perspective of governance as the recently retired Secretary and Chief Executive for the Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth.

Liza Kellett (Cardiff)
Chief Executive of the charity Community Foundation in Wales, Ms Kellett has previously worked with social enterprise organisations in Yorkshire helping homeless and other less advantaged members of society.

Joan Kostenko (Machynlleth)
Mrs Kostenko is a former hotel/restaurant proprietor and retired welfare rights and advice consultant. She is currently a Lay Inspector with Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and holds a number of voluntary and charitable positions.

Paul Loveluck (Montgomery)
Mr Loveluck is President of The National Museums and Galleries of Wales and Chair of the Wales New Deal Task Force. He is a former Chief Executive of the Wales Tourist Board (1984-1996) and of the Countryside Council for Wales (1996 - 2002).

Margaret Minhinnick (Porthcawl)
A former teacher and one of the founder members of and former chief spokesperson for Friends of the Earth Cymru, Mrs Minhinnick is currently a Director of Sustainable Wales. She has regularly appeared on TV and spoken in public on environmental matters.

Brian Morgan (Penarth)
Director of the Creative Leadership and Enterprise Centre at the Cardiff Business School, Professor Morgan is also chairman of the companies Welsh Whisky and Brecon Carreg. He is a former chief economist at the Welsh Development Agency and senior policy advisor to government (including DTI and Welsh Affairs Select Committee).

Jeffrey Morgan (Treharris)
Now an environmental consultant, Mr Morgan retired after over 40 years working in the water industry in Wales, where he was latterly Environment and Education Manager for Welsh Water. He is also a member of the Cwm Taf Community Health Council.

Patrick Moriarty (London)
Now an investigator working for the Local Government Ombudsman, Mr Moriarty was a Non-Executive Director of Welsh Water between 1996 and 2001, prior to which he was a Member of the Customer Services Committee for Wales. He was also previously Vice Chairman of Gwent Health Authority and owned his own house-building company in Monmouthshire.

Derek Osborn (Vale of Glamorgan)
A former senior civil servant, Mr Osborn is a UK appointed member of the EC Economic and Social Committee and chairs the European Sustainable Development Observatory. He was previously a founding member of the UK Sustainable Development Commission and is a former non-executive director of Severn Trent plc.

David Lloyd Owen (Llangoedmor)

A former City analyst, Dr Owen is Managing Director of Envisager, Head of Research at WHEB Venture Partners and a member of the Pictet Water Fund, WHEB Sustainability Fund and XPV Capital’s Advisory Boards. He has published six books on the business of water management and markets, over 300 articles and presentation papers on the sector and is a columnist for Global Water Intelligence.

Simon Pickering (Chepstow)
Mr Pickering is employed by Passenger Focus, the consumer watchdog for the UK rail industry, as the Passenger Link Manager for Wales. His previous roles include that of a business management consultant with Citizens Advice Cymru working with individual citizens advice bureaux across Wales, with particular responsibility for social inclusion and equality.

Eileen Pohl (Newport)
A retired Customer Care Manager with Lloyds TSB, Mrs Pohl is also a former member of Water Voice Wales.

Hugh Price (Vale of Glamorgan)
A solicitor and partner with Hugh James Solicitors in Cardiff, Mr Price specialises in insurance matters. He is a former Deputy District Judge in the High Court.

Victoria Provis (London)
Currently a partner with Odgers Ray & Berndtson (a leading executive search consultancy) and head of its Cardiff office, Ms Provis is an experienced human resources and corporate marketing professional. She is also a Council Member of the Princes Trust Cymru, and Vice-Chair of Governors and Member of the General Council of the United World College of the Atlantic..

Martin Roblin (Swansea)
An environmental scientist by qualification, Mr Roblin is a former Wastewater Operations Manager who worked in the water industry in Wales for over 30 years.

Colin Rosser (Brecon)
Now semi-retired, Mr Rosser is a consultant advising on international trade and business development. Until 1997 he was employed as Managing Director of Welsh Water International Limited, prior to which he held various senior planning and business development roles with the Hyder plc group.

Barbara Spanjers (Hereford)
Now working with a start-up business in Herefordshire, Mrs Spanjers previously held financial trustee roles with private investment companies in Ontario, Canada, where she also owned an orchard farm business.

Robert Squire (Colwyn Bay)
A member of Conwy County Borough Council, Councillor Squire has extensive experience in public health as a former Chief Environmental Health Officer and north Wales president of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

David Such (Chepstow)
A electrical engineer of 30 years experience in the UK and overseas, Mr Such is a Director of Such Salinger Peters (Consulting Engineers). He is a recreational diver, and frequently dives in Welsh waters.

Denis Taylor (Newport)
Until his retirement as Head of Economic Regulation, Mr Taylor worked for Welsh Water for 26 years - mainly working in financial and tariff management.

Lynnette Thomas (Cardiff)

Ms Thomas is Director of Operations of DECIPHer (the Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement at Cardiff University) and a Board Member of the Countryside Council for Wales. She has relevant experience in health education and health promotion, in social policy and equal opportunities, and in European and environmental policy: former roles include Head of Partnerships and Communications with the Wales Centre for Health and Policy Manager - Strategy with the Wales European Centre, Brussels.

Raymond Thomas (Merthyr Tydfil)
Currently a Councillor of Merthyr Tydfil CBC (where was a former Leader of the Council), Mr Thomas was previously employed by Welsh Water for some 26 years, including in customer services. He is also a former Chair of the South Wales Police Authority.

Anne-Marie Thompset (Pontyclun)
Formerly Head of Carbon Trust in Wales, and a former Commercial Manager promoting green energy generation in Wales, Ms Thompsett now heads up a Business Coaching company. A qualified environmental scientist, trainer and business coach, and winner of the Welsh Women of the Year Management Achievement Award 2003, Ms Thompsett has a strong track record in leadership and management.

Sir Adrian Webb (Cowbridge)
Sir Adrian is currently the Chair of the Wales Employment and Skills Board, a Commissioner with the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, and a Member of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (where he is chair of the Welsh Committee). He is a former chairman of the Pontypridd and Rhondda NHS Trust and a former the vice-chancellor of the University of Glamorgan and has extensive experience of audit, risk management and governance in the public and not for profit sectors for health and education. He is also a non-executive director of the National Assembly for Wales, and a former director of Education Learning Wales (ELWA).

Further information

Report and Accounts 2010

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Annual Report of Quality and Environment Committee

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