People - Russel Lawson
Russell Lawson brings a wealth of experience in the private sector as the former Head of Public Affairs for the Federation of Small Businesses in Wales. He continues to sit on high profile business groups such as the Wales International Business Council, Leadership and Management Wales Board, and the Secretary of State for Wales' Business Advisory Group.
He has overseen many campaigning successes including changes to primary legislation (Government of Wales Act) and establishment of Assembly Sponsored Public Bodies (Wales Social Partners Unit, on which he was a Board member, and Finance Wales). He has a high media profile in all media outlets in Wales, and sits on the UK BBC Online Small Business Panel of Experts. He is an active member of the Chartered Management Institute and the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, and is PRINCE2 Project Management Practitioner qualified.