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 Lewis has a reputation for securing results within challenging environments with a strong public profile in both the commercial and public spheres. He has a proven track record of directing significant growth and turnaround and building iconic brands.

oger Lewis has played an active part in the public sector and in third sector charitable organisations. In the public sector he was appointed by the UK Government to Chair the Advisory Board of the Department of Education Music and Dance Scheme; invited by the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Wales to Chair the cross-party 2011 referendum campaign; appointed by Welsh Government to Chair the Cardiff Capital Region, Chair the Cardiff International Airport, be President of National Museum Wales and Chair the review of the Welsh Government historic environment service, Cadw. Roger Lewis was appointed by the Secretary of State for Wales to be a member of a UK Cabinet Office group to advise on the 2022 Platinum Jubilee Civic Honours. 

In the charitable sector Roger Lewis chaired the Ogmore Residential Education Centre, is a founder trustee of Compass for Life, supporting children in disadvantaged circumstances, was a member of the St john Ambulance Cymru Centenary Appeal Committee. He is founder partner of the Beacon Fellowship for Philanthropy which recognised exceptional contributions to causes or to organisations which benefited the public. Find out more about Roger Lewis Wales here.