Register of interests - Other Employment
| Name | Position in NRW | Effective date | Organisation | Nature of business | Nature of post | Remunerated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Balmer | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | February 2015 - present | Cycling 4 All | Charity | Trustee/Member | No |
| Karen Balmer | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | May 2015 - present | Skill Hive CIC (dormant co) | Community interest company | Director/Member | No |
| Karen Balmer | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | July 2005 - present | IK Tech Ltd | Technology company | Company Secretary. Spouse is Director IK Tech Ltd | Yes |
| Karen Balmer | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | February 2011 - present | Groundwork North Wales (including Wild Ground & Refurbs Flintshire) | Registered charity | CEO | Yes |
| Karen Balmer | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | September 2019 - present | Joint Nature Conservation Committee | Public body | Independent member of JNCC People and Audit Committees | Yes |
| Karen Balmer | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | Feb 2023 – July 2025 | Betsi Cadwalader University Health Board (BCUHB) | NHS | Independent Member | Yes |
| Karen Balmer | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | September 2022 - present | The Federation of Groundwork Trusts | Charity | Trustee | No |
| Karen Balmer | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | April 2025 - present | Groundwork Northern Ireland | Charity | Company Secretary | No |
| Dr Hushneara Begum | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | June 2023 to present | Sustineri Properties Limited | Commercial property organisation | Director | No |
| Dr Hushneara Begum | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | October 2022 to present | DeMontfort University | University | Lecturer | Yes |
| Dr Hushneara Begum | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | October 2021 to present | Industry Wales / Sector Development Partnership | Welsh Government Sponsored organisation/Forums for Industry | Non-Executive Director | Yes |
| Dr Hushneara Begum | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | October 2020 to present | Sustineri Limited | Sustainability Consultancy/Social Enterprise | Founder and Director | Yes |
| Dr Hushneara Begum | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | March 2020 to present | Centre for Sustainability | Foundation and Think-Tank | Founder and Director | Yes |
| Dr Hushneara Begum | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | January 2015 to present | Crystal Law Limited | Solicitors Practice | Strategy and Commercial Director | Yes |
| Dr Hushneara Begum | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | January 2015 to present | Welsh Government | Adviser | Adhoc - Occasionally advise on various sustainability related matters | No |
| Dr Hushneara Begum | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | October 2020 to present | Transport for Wales (TfW) | Sustainable Development Advisory Panel Representative | Hush sits on the panel and advises where necessary on sustainability related matters. | No |
| Rebecca Colley-Jones | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | October 2023- present | Ynys Resources | Environmental and Sustainability Consultancy | Director | Yes |
| Rebecca Colley-Jones | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | November 2024-present | Co-production Labs Wales | Not-for-profit social enterprise | Lottery funded Dewi project –co-production specialist working across North Wales PSBs | Yes |
| Rebecca Colley-Jones | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | April 2013-present | European Commission – Horizon Europe | Government | Reviewer and Evaluator of projects and grants | Yes |
| Rebecca Colley-Jones | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | January 2014 -present | Menter Mon | Not-for-profit social enterprise | Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Board | No |
| Rebecca Colley-Jones | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | April 2014- present | Innovate UK | UK Government | Evaluator of grants | Yes |
| 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 |
| Adam Taylor | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | November 2024 - present | National Botanic Garden of Wales | Conservation and engagement charity | Trustee | No |
| Adam Taylor | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | January 2023 - present | Osprey Leadership Foundation | Youth development charity | Mentor | No |
| Adam Taylor | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | March 2021 - present | Gwent Wildlife Trust | Nature conservation charity | Wife’s employer | Yes |
| Adam Taylor | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | June 2024 - present | Ad Infinitum Consulting | Management Consultancy | Owner | Yes |
| Adam Taylor | NRW Board Member/Non-Executive Director | December 2024 - present | Severn Area Rescue Association | Search and rescue charity | Volunteer - Land Search Team Member and Fundraiser | No |
| 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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