James Crawford

James became Chief Executive Officer of Johnsey Estates UK Ltd in May 2012. He holds a degree in Urban Land Economics and is a chartered surveyor with 30 years experience in the property industry.  James has held Director positions in market leading companies within the UK including a publicly quoted property business.

Laura Waters is the award-winning co-founder and director of Solar Buddies. Passionate about innovation and child independence, Laura helped design an easy, mess-free applicator that empowers kids to apply sunscreen confidently while promoting sustainable, sun-safe habits worldwide.

Mathew Bartlett is an experienced leader with over 34 years in strategic management across the charity and private sectors. During that time, he has served as a Charity Chair and Company Director, with a proven record of effective governance, organisational growth, and cross-sector collaboration. He has founded and led multiple community development projects in South […]

Kelly Freeman is an Investment Executive at the Development Bank of Wales. Kelly brings extensive experience in structuring and delivering funding solutions to support Welsh businesses. She specialises in loans, mezzanine, and equity investments ranging from £100,000 to £10 million, helping companies scale and succeed. Kelly holds qualifications from the London Institute of Banking and […]

With 23 years of experience in the insurance industry, Chris is the Director of Wales Insurance Brokers, specialising in commercial insurance for businesses across South Wales. A passionate supporter of the local community, He also serves as a board member at Cambrian United FC.

Alison’s career has spanned over 35 years in the textiles industry, managing several manufacturing and distribution businesses in Torfaen and neighbouring boroughs. Her business management experience covers Design , technical, manufacturing, distribution, and Sales. Alison’s hobbies are unsurprisingly textile related and enjoys teaching sewing in her free time.

Director, Evermore. Dom is a third-generation lithographic printer with over 40 years of experience. A respected industry leader, he has driven business growth across print, design, signage, social and web. Renowned for high-end print expertise and innovative print solutions, Dom has built lasting client partnerships and a reputation for reliability

Robert Lloyd Griffiths OBE is ICAEW’s Director for Wales. He holds several non-executive and advisory positions and was previously the National Director for the IoD in Wales. He has a degree in banking and finance from Cardiff Business School and was awarded his OBE in the 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to the economy […]

Founder of  the Torfaen, Monmouthshire & Blaenau Gwent Business Awards and Director of Grapevine Event Management. Liz founded Grapevine Event Management in March 2011 and it is now one of the most well recognised corporate events companies in Wales delivering high quality creative and innovative events.