Adrian Crompton was born and grew up in the Forest of Dean, in Gloucestershire, where he still lives today with his wife and two children.
Adrian Crompton
Auditor General for Wales
As head of Audit Wales, he oversees the annual audit of some £24 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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Anne-Louise ClarkExecutive Leadership TeamAnne-Louise joins Audit Wales following a career in Local Government in Yorkshire and Humberside, Kent, London and most recently Blaenau Gwent.
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Directors
<p>We also have a number of directors who are responsible for managing the many projects we deliver each year.</p>
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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. -
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Matthew EdwardsDirectorsA fluent Welsh speaker, Matthew is a Financial Audit Director with a wide-ranging portfolio of audits across the whol
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Matthew MortlockDirectorsMatthew has worked for Audit Wales 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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Adam MarshallBoard MembersAdam was born in Bristol but spent most of his youth in Swansea, having moved there as a child.
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Adrian CromptonAuditor General
Adrian Crompton was born and grew up in the Forest of Dean, in Gloucestershire, where he still lives today with his wife and two children.
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Alison GerrardBoard MembersAlison is a CIPFA Accountant with a further qualification in Corporate Governance. -
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 -
Darren GriffithsBoard MembersOriginally from the Ogwen Valley in Gwynedd, Darren now lives on Anglesey.
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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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Kathryn ChamberlainBoard MembersKate came to University in Wales in the 1980’s and has never left.