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Welsh rugby needs a unity of purpose with the game at a critical crossroad

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The Welsh Rugby Union will next week publish a new strategy (supported by Portas Consulting) on the future of the game in Wales. I sincerely hope that everyone in Welsh rugby will get behind the union’s new chief executive Abi Tierney and engage positively and constructively with what is being considered. I urge that a full and proper debate ensues, both earnestly and honestly over the coming months, and in good spirit, with a real desire for positive, lasting, and sustainable change for the benefit of all the game in Wales, recognising that change will continue to develop and evolve. Moreover, I sincerely hope that the debate is as radical and as wide ranging as people will allow, directly involving all of those who are now responsible for the day to day management and governance of Welsh rugby at all levels of the game. The challenges facing the game are known to many, but that does not make them any easier to fix. The context of the debate revolves around fundamental sporting and bu...
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Who is Roger Lewis?

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Who is Roger Lewis? Welcome back to our blog. Here were cover all aspects of business and sport from Wales. For this post we wanted to bring you an overview of who Roger Lewis is, and what he has achieved during his career. Roger Lewis has led a wide range of business enterprises across a variety of sectors, both as a non-executive director and non-executive chair, following a successful career as a chief executive. He has led major international record labels and companies, EMI and Decca, national radio stations, BBC Radio 1 and Classic FM, regional ITV, and national and international sports groups, the Welsh Rugby Union, and the Racecourse Media Group. Roger Lewis was also Chair of Cardiff International Airport, the Cardiff Capital Region, and Cardiff University Business School International Advisory Board. He was a director of the Barchester Group, the London based corporate finance boutique, and an advisor to Global Mutual, a European and US diversified investment company. Roger Le...
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Welsh rugby chief Roger Lewis to run Cardiff Airport

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Welsh rugby chief Roger Lewis is to be the new chairman of Cardiff Airport. Welcome back to the Roger Lewis blog. A leading figure in Wales and Welsh sport and business, Roger Lewis looks back on his appointment as Chairman of Cardiff Airport. He is leaving his post as Welsh Rugby Union group chief executive in October after the World Cup and will replace Lord Rowe-Beddoe. Transport Minister Edwina Hart said he was "the right person to steer our future ambitions" at the airport, which the Welsh government bought in 2013. Mr Lewis said he was "thrilled" to be offered the job, saying the airport was "crucial" to the economy of Wales. He has been at the helm of Welsh rugby since 2006, following a 30-year career in the music and media industries. After a hugely successful four years, Roger Lewis had announced his plan to step down as Chairman of Cardiff Airport on 31 October 2019 after his tenure came to an end.  In preparation earlier this year, the Airport u...
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Roger Lewis Classic FM

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 Roger Lewis Classic FM throwback Welcome back to the Roger Lewis blog. Here we will look back at Roger Lewis and his time at Classic FM. Back then he was with Decca records and left to join Classic FM as MD and programme controller, stated emphatically that he would not be applying for the job of Radio 2 controller. "I have no plans to do anything else other than stay here and enhance the station," he said. Yesterday, in the wake of the Capital Radio-GWR merger announcement, he quit. His departure - to become managing director of ITV Wales - offers rich possibilities for conspiracy theorists. The key question facing the two boards was how they would combine their managements, and for the hugely ambitious Lewis to move to what is, by any reckoning, a less significant job suggests he knew his days as a board member and perhaps as programme controller were numbered. Roger Lewis, the worldwide president of Decca Records, has been appointed as managing director and programme cont...
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Roger Lewis news

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Women's 6 Nations saved Welcome back to the Roger Lewis blog. Roger Lewis is a businessman from Wales. Here is some recent news. The 6 Nations Council today confirmed its continued support for the present format of the Women’s 6 Nations Championship following a debate about its future. Nations Council also elected Roger Lewis, Chief Executive of the Welsh Rugby Union as the new Chair of the Six Nations Women’s Game Sub-Committee. Roger Lewis said “I am delighted to accept this position.  We will now positively harness the energy that has been generated by the recent debate and together take Women’s Six Nations rugby forward." Support for a proposal to split the tournament in two, had dramatically thinned following a lobbying campaign directed to the Welsh and Scottish unions, who had been the main drivers of change. Directions made to the CEOs of both unions (Roger Lewis at the WRU and Mark Dobson at the SRU) from those involved in the women’s game at grassroots level plus a r...
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Review of Cadw to be led by Roger Lewis

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Welsh Government Review of Cadw to be led by Roger Lewis Welcome back to the Roger Lewis blog. Here is the latest news from Roger Lewis. The task and finish group will be chaired by Roger Lewis, who steps down as President of Amgueddfa Cymru, National Museum of Wales, at the end of this year. A decision was made in 2017 for Cadw to remain within Welsh Government as an internal agency but with increased operational and commercial freedoms that would enable it to function more effectively and efficiently in delivering its wide range of roles and responsibilities. An operating board with external expertise was subsequently established to support these new arrangements, with the intention of undertaking a review once they had been in operation for five years, a milestone that has now been reached. Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, Dawn Bowden said: I have asked Roger Lewis to chair this Cadw review in recognition of his many years of experience in the cultural, business, and civic life o...
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RMG news

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Roger Lewis news Welcome to the Roger Lewis blog. Richard FitzGerald has stepped down as CEO of Racecourse Media Group – media/data rights company for UK & Ireland’s top racecourses – after nearly 12 years in the position. RMG chairman Roger Lewis praised his ‘exceptional’ leadership & helping generate +£800m in licence fees. The move sees Lewis assist RMG transition to a new Chair. Having been on the Board for more than 10 years, Lewis has helped RMG increase its licence fees and dividend payments to its racecourses from £45m to over £110m. On his extended position, the Chairman stated: “RMG is in great shape, and it is an honour to be asked to continue to Chair the company. We have a strong board and an outstanding team of executives, led by CEO, Martin Stevenson, who together have delivered in spectacular fashion for our racecourses and indeed for the sport of racing. Under Lewis’s leadership, the group paid £110m to its racecourse shareholders in 2021. Earned through raceco...
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