Register of interests - Other Employment

Name Position in NRW Effective date Organisation Nature of business Nature of post Remunerated
Geraint Davies NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director December 2019 - present Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) Cymru Charity Director No
Geraint Davies NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director December 2022 - present Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Nature Reserve and Estate / Tourism Member of Advisory Group Yes
Geraint Davies NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director July 2023 - present Farming Connect European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development programme (Welsh Government and EU funded) Mentor No
Geraint Davies NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director July 2023 - present Pwllpeiran Upland Research Centre Aberystwyth University Research Centre Associate No
Geraint Davies NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director June 2023 - present Rural Advisor Multi-disciplinary Advice Business Advisor Yes
Professor Calvin Jones NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director October 1998 - 30th March 2025 Cardiff Business School Education Professor Yes
Professor Calvin Jones NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director January 2023 - 30th March 2025 Welsh Government Government Seconded Employee Yes
Professor Calvin Jones NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director April 2024 - 20th March 2025 Cardiff Business School Cardiff Business School hired by Welsh Government to look at financing models for potential tidal lagoons in Wales Professr, Cardiff University Yes - as part of Cardiff University role
Professor Calvin Jones NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director January 2025 - present Welsh Government Biodiversity Targets Task Force Member No
Lesley Jones NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 2016-present Foundation for Environmental Education Education for Sustainable Development Chair of Trustee Board of Directors No
Lesley Jones NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director August 2023 - present Welsh Salmon and Trout Angling Association Governing Body for Game Angling in Wales Husband is Secretary No
Professor Rhys Jones NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 1995 - present Aberystwyth University Higher Education Lecturer Yes
Professor Rhys Jones NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director December 2021 - present Iaith Cyf Consulting on Projects Associate Consultant (ad hoc) Yes (but only if required for specific projects)
Professor Rhys Jones NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 30th June 2023 - present Joint Nature Conservation Committee Government Advisory Committee NRW Representative No
Professor Rhys Jones NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 1 January 2024 - present Rural Wales Local Policy Innovation Partnerships Research centre looking at policy innovation in rural Wales which has support from NRW Member of the research centre No
Professor Rhys Jones NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 1st February 2024 - present British Academy/Coventry University Part of a research project examining understandings of land use in the Cambrian Mountains Member of research team led by Donna Udall of Coventry University. No
Mark McKenna Non-Executive Director 26 January 2005 - present Down to Earth Project Social Enterprise - education & wellbeing Founder Director Yes
Mark McKenna Non-Executive Director 25 September 2014 - present Down to Earth Construction Social Enterprise - sustainable construction Founder Director Yes
Mark McKenna Non-Executive Director September 2023 - present Skyline Partnership with Down to Earth Community Partnership funded through the National Lottery Climate Action Fund (grant funding commences September 2023 for 24 months) CEO of Down to Earth Mark is remunerated in his role as CEO. His role is not directly remunerated through this project. However, the organisation he is CEO of is the grant recipient of this partnership.
Professor Steve Ormerod NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 1984 - present Cardiff University Education Professor Yes
Professor Steve Ormerod NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 2015 - present Cardiff Water Research Institute Research/Education Co-Director Yes - as part of Cardiff University role
Professor Steve Ormerod NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 2015 - present Cardiff Water Research Institute Research/Education Spouse is Director Yes - Spouse's principle occupation
Professor Steve Ormerod NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 1981 - present Llyn Brianne Stream Observatory Research Collaboration with NRW on the provision of monitoring data No
Professor Steve Ormerod NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 2018 - present Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Wildlife charity Vice President No
Professor Steve Ormerod NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 2018 - present Joint Nature Conservation Committee Government Advisory Committee NRW Representative No
Professor Steve Ormerod NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 2022 - present Welsh Government Biodiversity Deep Dive Government Advisory Committee Expert Panel Member No
Professor Steve Ormerod NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 2023 - present Environment Agency Regulatory Body Expert witness on pollution Yes
Professor Steve Ormerod NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 2024 - present Environmental Markets Board Governance Framework for Environmental Markets Chair, Science Advisory Group and Board Member No
Professor Steve Ormerod NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director November 2024 - present Welsh Government Biodiversity Targets Task Force Spouse is Member No
Professor Steve Ormerod NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director February 2025 - present Sir Jon Cunliffe ‘Independent commission on the water sector regulatory system’ UK and Welsh Government Advisory Commission Spouse is Member No
Kathleen Palmer NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director Dec 2022 to present Crisis Homelessness charity Board Member No
Kathleen Palmer NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 13th November 2023 to present Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Health Board Vice Chair Yes
Kathleen Palmer NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 8th July 2024 to present Pathway UK Homeless and Inclusion Health Charity Board Member (as Trustee for Crisis) No
Helen Pittaway NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 30/09/2019

7/03/23-30/09/23		 Cartrefi Conwy Cyfyngedig Limited Independent not-for-profit Registered Social Landlord Non Executive Director
Chair		 Yes
Helen Pittaway NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 03/03/2018 - present Old Penrhosian Provident Fund Charity Trustee
Treasurer		 No
Helen Pittaway NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 31/01/2020 – present Merseyside Special Investment Fund Limited (MSIF Limited) Impact Fund Investor Non- Executive Director Yes
Helen Pittaway NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 11/08/2020 - present River Capital
(Formerly known as AFM Merseyside Mezzanine Limited)		 Fund Manager Subsidiary of MSIF Limited Non- Executive Director Yes
Dr Rosie Plummer NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director 1 February 2018 - 31 January 2026 Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority National Park Welsh Government Appointed Board Member Yes
Dr Rosie Plummer NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director March 2021 - 23 March 2028 Welsh Government Independent Panel Senior Independent Panel Member Yes
>Sir David Henshaw Chair of NRW's Board March 2018 - present Wirral University Hospitals Foundation Trust Healthcare Chair Yes
Sir David Henshaw Chair of NRW's Board February 2017 - present National Museums Liverpool Galleries and museums foundation Trustee No
Sir David Henshaw Chair of NRW's Board April 2022 - present NML Foundation Charity Trustee No
>Sir David Henshaw Chair of NRW's Board November 2024 - present Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Healthcare Chair Yes
Clare Pillman Chief Executive and Board Member Present Welsh National Opera Performing arts Board member No
Ceri Davies Acting Chief Executive August 2023 - present Keep Wales Tidy Keep Wales Tidy (KWT) is a charity committed to working with local communities across Wales to protect the environment. Trustee and Board Member No
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