Welsh Enterprise Stalwart Owen Derbyshire Turns into CEO of Environmental Charity Hold Wales Tidy
This week, Welsh businessman Owen Derbyshire joins Wales’ main environmental charity Hold Wales Tidy as its new Chief Government. Owen joins Hold Wales Tidy from S4C, the place he labored as Director of Digital and Advertising. He brings expertise from throughout the general public, non-public and third sector in Wales.
Owen is becoming a member of at a key second within the charity’s drive to create a fantastic Wales, one wherein the native surroundings performs a pivotal half within the combat towards international local weather change and biodiversity loss.
Owen will drive Hold Wales Tidy’s lately launched technique for the last decade – Stunning Wales – because the organisation continues to champion the round financial system with the award-winning anti-litter and waste programme ‘Caru Cymru’; set the requirements for environmental excellence by means of recognised worldwide awards like Blue Flag, Inexperienced Key and Inexperienced Flag for Parks; and create and restore inexperienced areas in communities throughout Wales. He may also be on the forefront of main engagement with younger folks by means of Eco-Colleges and the quickly to be appointed youth board.
Owen stated:
“It is a real privilege to be becoming a member of Hold Wales Tidy at what’s a vital time for the surroundings, each in Wales and the world over.
“The keenness of the crew and the continued success of Hold Wales Tidy’s big selection of tasks is testomony to my predecessor’s management, and I would prefer to thank Lesley for the assist she’s given me as I start my new function.
“Hold Wales Tidy is poised to attain distinctive issues over the approaching years, and I look ahead to working with our companions to grasp that potential.”
Andrew Stumpf, Chair of Hold Wales Tidy’s board of trustees is trying ahead to a brilliant future with Owen on the helm:
“The growth of our key programmes and renewed promise of supply has opened up the potential to make a constructive and everlasting change to the way in which our surroundings is handled. Owen brings the precise abilities, data and expertise to construct on the work executed thus far, enhance our attain even additional, and assist us all love Wales.”
For additional info please go to www.keepwalestidy.cymru
