Angharad (known to everyone as Harrie) grew up in Caerphilly and was educated at The Cathedral School Llandaff.
Whos Who
Auditor General for Wales
As head of the Wales Audit Office, he oversees the annual audit of some £20 billion of taxpayers’ money and is appointed on an eight-year term.
Executive Leadership Team
Our Executive Leadership Team is responsible for directing the organisation - both by transforming and running the business.
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Ann-Marie HarkinExecutive Leadership TeamAnn-Marie Harkin was born in Weston Super Mare; and was educated at La-Retraite High School for girls in Bristol before attending Cardiff Universit
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Clare JamesExecutive Leadership TeamClare is one of the four employee members on our Executive Leadership Team.
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Emma WoodcockExecutive Leadership TeamEmma Woodcock was born in Mid Wales and educated in John Beddoes School in Powys. -
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Matthew EdwardsExecutive Leadership TeamMatt is a fluent Welsh speaker from North Wales and was educated at Ysgol Morgan Llwyd in Wrexham.
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Steve O’DonoghueExecutive Leadership TeamSteve O’Donoghue is our Director of Finance and Human Resources (HR), lead Director for our Good Practice Exchange and a member of ou
Directors
We also have a number of directors who are responsible for managing the many projects we deliver each year.
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Ann-Marie HarkinExecutive Leadership Team
Ann-Marie Harkin was born in Weston Super Mare; and was educated at La-Retraite High School for girls in Bristol before attending Cardiff Universit
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Dave ThomasDirectorsDave Thomas was born in Swansea and educated at Olchfa Comprehensive School.
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Derwyn OwenDirectorsDerwyn has worked for the Wales Audit Office and its predecessor bodies, the Audit Commission in Wales and District Audit since 1997. -
Huw ReesDirectorsHuw is a Performance Audit Director with responsibility for Local Government Performance Audit, and is the Engagement Director for 8 Unitary Auth -
Matthew MortlockDirectorsMatthew has worked for the Wales Audit Office (WAO) and one of its predecessor bodies, the National Audit Office (Wales), since 2002.
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Richard HarriesDirectorsRichard was born in Cwmgwrach, a small village in the Neath Valley.
Board Members
The National Assembly for Wales appoints a Chair and 3 other non-executive members to our statutory Board. The other members are the Auditor General and 3 employees.
The Board is responsible for employing staff, procuring services, and providing other resources to enable the Auditor General to do his work. It also monitors and advises the Auditor General.
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Adrian CromptonBoard MembersAdrian Crompton was born in 1965 and educated at the Royal Forest of Dean Grammar School in Gloucestershire, before embarking on a degree in Econ
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Alison GerrardBoard MembersAlison is a CIPFA Accountant with a further qualification in Corporate Governance. -
Amanda HughesBoard MembersAmanda is a Chartered Accountant and is currently an Audit Manager based predominantly in our Ewloe office in North Wales.
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Anne BeeganBoard MembersAnne was born in Birkenhead, on the Wirral and was educated at Prenton High School for Girls.Anne has worked for the Wales Audit Off -
David FrancisBoard MembersDavid has a career spanning more than 20 years spent working for a number of large UK corporates in a variety of global finance roles. -
Dr Ian J ReesBoard MembersA native of Swansea, Dr Ian Rees has spent his career in education and training in Wales and has developed considerable experience working on
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Elinor GwynnBoard MembersWith a background in environmental science and law, Elinor Gwynn is an experienced practitioner in the fields of landscape, heritage and environmen
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Lindsay FoysterBoard MembersLindsay has been a Nonexecutive member of the Wales Audit Office Board since 2015.