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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

Professor Justin Lewis

Director
Professor Sara Pepper OBE

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

Dr Matthew Boswell

Programme Manager
Alma Abby

Alma Abby

Finance and Office Manager
Laura Sinclair

Laura Sinclair

Programme Governance Senior Officer
Steve Davies

Steve Davies

Admin and Finance Assistant
Laxmi Hirani

Laxmi Hirani

Senior Finance Officer
James Atkinson

James Atkinson

Fund Manager
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Wendy Despard

PA and Events Coordinator
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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

Adam Partridge

R&D Producer
Sally Griffith

Sally Griffith

R&D Producer
Gavin Johnson

Gavin Johnson

R&D Producer
Greg Mothersdale

Greg Mothersdale

R&D Producer

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

Kayleigh Mcleod

MCIPR - Strategic Communications Lead
Jessica Raby

Jessica Raby

Digital Communications Officer
Ellie Griffin

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.

Dr Marlen Komorowski

Dr Marlen Komorowski

Senior Research Fellow
Dr Enrique Uribe Jongbloed

Dr Enrique Uribe Jongbloed

Research Associate
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Shirish Kulkarni

News Innovation Research Fellow