Elizabeth Haywood, Lady Hain (CCMI, FRSA, MCIPR) was the director of CBI Wales (Confederation of British Industry, Wales) from 1994 to 2000.
Education
editHaywood is a graduate of Swansea[1] and Cardiff Universities. She was the inaugural winner of 'Welsh Woman of the Year' in 1994 [2] and has a career in public service in Wales. She began her career in the Welsh Development Agency and has subsequently held roles in Government, Third Sector and Private Sector Companies.
Career
editHaywood's career includes a spell in the secretariat of the European Parliament in the early 1980s, Director of CBI Wales (Confederation of British Industry, Wales) from 1994 to 2000,[3] a role as Communications Director (2000-2001) of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC)[4] and as Director of the South East Wales Economic Forum (2010–13). In 2008 she established an LLP - Haywood Hain[5] - with her husband the British politician, Peter Hain.
Dr Haywood has held Director and Executive Director Roles in various organisations and institutions. These include roles at Wales Millennium Centre (Trustee and Board Member),[6] The Hendre Group (Vice Chair) [7] and Leonard Cheshire Disability[8] (Trustee and Board Member).
More recently, Dr Haywood has been involved in developing the 'City Deal' proposals for Cardiff and Swansea.[9] She was appointed by the Welsh Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science to lead a panel.[10] She is a member of The 30% Club, an organisation campaigning for diversity on company boards.[11] Other jobs are in the arena of sustainability and natural resources. Dr Haywood is non-executive Director of Natural Resources Wales[12] and of SP Energy Networks,[13] part of the ScottishPower Group.
References
edit- ^ "Dr Elizabeth Haywood". www.swansea.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ WalesOnline (8 April 2003). "Landmark for Welsh Woman of Year awards". walesonline. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Dr Elizabeth Haywood". www.swansea.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Profile: Dr Elizabeth Hayward, ATOC - ATOC is no poisoned chalice for Hayward/Elizabeth Hayward is confident that PR can improve UK rail travel's image". Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ Barry, Sion (17 December 2008). "Dr Elizabeth Haywood and Peter Hain's new business partnership". walesonline. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "About the Centre". www.wmc.org.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Women For Media". womenformedia.30percentclub.org. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Women For Media". womenformedia.30percentclub.org. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "'City region' bid for Swansea bay". BBC News. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Challenge Cardiff" (PDF).
- ^ "Investors Turn up the Heat on Gender Balance". www.institutionalinvestor.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Natural Resources Wales / Members of our Board". naturalresources.wales. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Board of Directors - SP Energy Networks". www.spenergynetworks.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2017.