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Media Cymru
Spark, Maindy Road
Cardiff,
CF24 4HQ
Our team.
Meet the Media Cymru team. We are committed to shaping the future of media in Wales through research and development resulting in a fair, green and economically sustainable global hub for media innovation.
Directorate
The Directorate set Media Cymru’s strategic direction. They work to further the innovation interests of the region’s media sector locally, nationally and globally, and provide input into key work areas, aligning them across the piece.
Professor Justin Lewis
Director
Professor Sara Pepper OBE
Deputy Director
Programme Management and Finance
The team in Programme Management and Finance are Media Cymru’s engine, overseeing day-to-day programme needs such as finance, reporting, monitoring and contracts.
Dr Matthew Boswell
Programme Manager
Alma Abby
Finance and Office Manager
Laura Sinclair
Programme Governance Senior Officer
Steve Davies
Admin and Finance Assistant
Laxmi Hirani
Senior Finance Officer
James Atkinson
Fund Manager
Wendy Despard
PA and Events Coordinator
Rachel Van Koningsveld
Project Officer
Research and Development (R&D) Delivery
This team support R&D activity across Media Cymru including ideation, commercialisation and scale-up. They work closely with Consortium projects and are responsible for the Media Cymru Innovation Pipeline.
Adam Partridge
R&D Producer
Sally Griffith
R&D Producer
Gavin Johnson
R&D Producer
Greg Mothersdale
R&D Producer
Laolu Alatise (1995–2023)
Read about Laolu’s life and contribution to our work
Communications and Engagement
Responsible for the Media Cymru communications channels and events to engage with audiences, this team share the stories of Media Cymru with the world.
Kayleigh Mcleod
MCIPR - Strategic Communications Lead
Jessica Raby
Digital Communications Officer
Ellie Griffin
Digital Communications Officer
Research, Impact and Evaluation
This team do research on, and with, the region’s media cluster and develop policy briefings. They also evaluate the impact of Media Cymru’s work.