S4C Authority Authority Members’ Register of Interests 2005
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S4C Authority Authority Members’ Register of Interests 2005
S4C Authority Members have declared the following interests:
Professor Elan Closs Stephens (Chair)
Post: - Professor at University of Wales Aberystwyth - A member of the Department of Theatre Film and Television Studies which prepare monitoring for the Thomson Foundation. No participation is taken in the process to choose a supplier to the compliance process, and a statement of interest is done regularly.
Interests in Companies or Bodies active within the television industry:
- Member of the Policy and Resources Committee of the National Library of Wales. The Treasurer and Brokers administrate the private income (investments) of the Library. - Thomson Foundation: the Thomson Foundation through Aberystwyth University and the National Library administrate S4C compliance monitoring process (see above).
Interests in other bodies:
- National Library of Wales – Member of the Council and Trustee - University of Wales Aberystwyth - Professor, Member of the Court - British Film Institute – Governor and Chair of the Education Committee - British Council – Chair of Advisory Committee for Wales - Commission for Racial Equality – Member of the Advisory Committee for Wales - National Eisteddfod of Wales; Welsh Academy - Subscriptions - University of Glamorgan - Governor - Personal investments administered by Nat West Investment Services. They were asked not to invest in television or television resources. Sir Winston Roddick
Post:
- Q.C - Judge Mrs Eira Davies
Post:
- Business Advisor
Interests in other bodies:
- Llandrillo College – Member of the Corporate Board
Matters to note:
- Daughter working as a Producer for Radio Cymru (Taro'r Post - Post Prynhawn) Mrs Carys Howell
Post:
- Self-employed Advisor– Marketing and Communications
Interests in other Bodies:
- Wales Tourist Board – Member of the Board - Marketing Cardiff Arts– Member of the Board - Common Purpose Caerdydd – Member of the Advisory Group Sir Roger Jones
Interests in other Bodies:
- Chair Swansea University from September 2005 - Lansdales Pharmacies Ltd – Proprietor - Agropharm Ltd – Proprietor - Battle House Farm – Partner - Zi Medical Ltd – Director - Cymdeithas Genweirwyr Gwalia Cyf – Director - Zoo Biotic – Executive Chair - IIP Ltd – Director for Wales - WDA – Chair - Christ College, Brecon – Governor - Nantgwrtheyrn Centre – Director - Christ College Institution – Chair - South Gwent Children’s Institute– Chair - YMCA Wales – President - Faenol Festival – Chair of the Charity - Brecon Jazz Festival – Director - National Trust Wales – Deputy Chair - National Botanic Garden of Wales - Trustee
Matters to note:
- Resigned from the BBC Board in January 2003. Not connected with any contract made after January 2003. Dr Chris Llewelyn
Post: - Welsh Local Government Association – Head of Lifelong Learning Leisure and Information
Interests in Companies or Bodies active within the television industry:
- Received payments on occasions as a contributor to news and current affairs programmes.
Interests in other Bodies:
- Institute of Welsh Affairs – Member by subscription
Matters to note:
- Several investments with financial services companies. John Walter Jones
Interests in Companies or Bodies active within the television industry:
- BBC Cymru - Member of the Appeals Advisory Panel – which is accountable to the Broadcasting Council
- BBC Cymru - occasional broadcasts - Member of the National Eisteddfod Court. Mrs Enid Rowlands
Post: - Taro Consultancy Co – Director
Interests in other Bodies:
- Environmental Advice Centre Ltd – Chair (since October 2003) - School for Business and Regional Development Advisory Group (Bangor) - Member
Matters to note:
- Husband a member of the Board Big Lottery Fund, RNID Trustees Board, Law Council Association, and the Hearing Support Council. Also a Director of Taro Consultancy Co and Executive Partnership Solutions Ltd. Mr Dafydd Wigley
Interests in other Bodies:
Gwernafalau Co – Director and Shareholder Trust for Promoting Science Ltd – Chair ) These are all Tþ Gobaith – Trustee ) companies that Segontium Co – Director ) do not distribute Una Co – Director and Shareholder ) profit Columnist with Golwg South Caernarfon Creameries – President (until July 2003) Management Development Centre (Bangor) – Taskforce Chair University of Wales Bangor, School for Business and Regional Development Advisory Group – Chair Mencap Cymru – President Gwynedd Events Commission – Member of the Board Plaid Cymru – Member and Trustee specific wills University of Wales: Vice-Chancellor (not paid) Chrysalis Trust (disability) – Sponsor Autism Wales (Co-Sponsor) Antur Waunfawr – Member and Member of the Finance Committee North Wales Crimebeat - Chair
Interests in Companies or Bodies active within the television industry:
Payments received by numerous television companies during the year, but those contracts were with those companies and not S4C, although those companies possibly receive money from S4C. BT Forum for Wales Eryri and District National Eisteddfod of Wales 2005 – Chair of Finance Committee Kissan Cyf – Director and Shareholder
Matters to Note:
- Wife, Elinor Bennett Wigley, gets occasional payments for work in musical programmes
- Daughter, Eluned Haf Wigley, Managing Director of Una Company which does occasional work for S4C.
- Son, Hywel, as a self-employed sound technician, working occasionally for companies that provide programmes for S4C. He is also a Managing Director of Kissan Co, which produce records and offer services for radio and television.
- Daughter in Law, Catrin Finch, occasionally appears as a harpist on S4C programmes.