Kim Ann Williamson MBE

Strategic Advisor to the Head of Place for Wales 

Cabinet Office

Kim-Ann has been a civil servant for over 36 years and began her career in the Civil Service in May 1984, joining the Metropolitan Police Service at New Scotland

Yard. Kim worked at New Scotland Yard and a number of Territorial Police Divisions in various units, including CID, Child Protection and Domestic Abuse Teams. In 1997, Kim-Ann, transferred to the Crown Prosecution Service and worked in London, Wiltshire and Wales.

Kim Ann was appointed to her current role as Civil Service Local Coordinator Cymru Wales in 2019, expanding the staff team to ensure a CS Local presence is in place across the country.

Kim-Ann is a member of the Wales Anti Slavery Leadership Group and is the Wales Anti Slavery Strategic Objectives Programme Lead. Kim Ann has developed and chairs the UK Modern Slavery Training Delivery Group which reports progress to the 3 P Board led by the National Crime Agency ( NCA ) and BEIS .

International work includes leading the Wales/Albania ‘Task and Finish’ Group and working with the Home Office Modern Slavery Unit International Team on their work with ‘Source Countries’. Kim-Ann collaborates with Council of Europe GRETA Experts, the International Centre for Migration Policy Development and the Office for Security and Co-operation in Europe to share the good practice she has developed in Wales.

Kim Ann is an approved subject matter expert by the International Centre for Migration and Policy Development in human trafficking and slavery having made presentations and delivered workshops at conferences and events in Albania. Kim Ann is also a Training Instructor with IATA.

Karen Sawitzki

Area Business Manager, Crown Prosecution Service

A dedicated and highly accomplished Area Business Manager with over 35 years of experience across the criminal justice system. Embeds a deep knowledge of strategic development, operational excellence and change management to deliver seamless transformation journeys across regions. Utilises a coaching qualification to empower leaders and businesses across the public and private sector. Provides strong oversight at board-level to inform national decision making on large-scale projects.

Drives first-class communication at all levels to forge strong partnerships, champion digital improvements, resolve complex HR issues and maximise overall performance.

Karen became the Area Business Manager (ABM) for CPS Wiltshire in 2003, for Thames Valley in 2005, and the Senior ABM for the Thames and Chiltern Group in 2007. In September 2009 she was seconded to the Attorney General's Office (AGO) as a Senior Policy Advisor. In January 2010 Karen was seconded to CPS HQ as part of the Capability Review Implementation Programme team. In August 2010 she returned as the ABM for CPS Thames and Chiltern and set up the JASC panels for the South East Circuit.

In September 2014 Karen became the ABM in the CPS West Midlands Area. On 5 June 2017 Karen became the ABM for CPS Direct and has been working with CPS Areas and Police Forces on the new charging model.

Karen is a qualified coach and Mediator and recently qualified in the FAST approach to systemic change.

I have been a coach for a significant number of years and more recently have qualified in systematic change approaches which I think will be really helpful to those managing projects in this programme

Alyson Francis

Deputy Director COVID-19 Public Inquiry

Alyson studied European Studies at the Royal Holloway University of London, during which time she spent a year teaching English in Paris. Alyson has worked for the Welsh Government for many years, where she has worked with organisations and groups across Wales, and with UK Government departments and other devolved governments. During this time Alyson has held corporate, policy and operational roles ranging from Freedom of Information legislation to grants for farmers, preparations for the Olympics and emergencies, Armed Forces policy, children and families and equality. She is currently leading the Welsh Government’s preparations for the COVID-19 Public Inquiry. Until recently she was one of the Welsh Government’s Equalities and Diversity Champions.

Alyson is a member of Bridgend and Cwm Taf Public Services Boards, and a Committee member of a local voluntary group at a historic country park.

Jayne Beeslee

FCIPD; Executive Coach

Over 25 years’ experience at the forefront of significant UK Public Service reform having developed and led high risk and high-volume operations but also decommissioned others. She has led large and diverse teams across a geographic spread, more latterly in the Civil Contingency field co-ordinating aspects of the WG response to Covid-19. A passionate leader with a razor-like focus on people development with a no-nonsense approach to mentoring and coaching. Described as having a zest for life, always curious, and treating others fairly and with compassion. Has energy and drive and is currently attempting to master the Peloton bike.

Ben Bruton

Head of Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate

I am the current Head of the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate, which is one of the three state enforcement agencies, which regulate the UK Labour Market. The team and I have regulatory responsibility for over 40,000 businesses in the UK and at any given day over 1.1m to 1.2m workers in the economy. My team is located in the Department for Business, Energy, and Industry Strategy. I have been a civil servant for 22 years starting as an EO in the Home Office in London. I have moved around the Home Office estate working in the Prison Service, then as a presenting officer, moving on to a role as manager to teams in asylum and workflow, to immigration enforcement and family returns. I have spent time working with the third sector of integration programmes and with consultants looking at value for money programmes. I currently support the NCA by chairing its 3P’s board on Modern Slavery Human Trafficking and Organised Immigration Crime. I have extensive experience in cross-cutting governmental issues ranging from casework to working directly with Ministers, through to policy development and delivery. I have extensive leadership and management experience, and already have a network of mentees whom I support.

Glynne Cheshire

CERT ED (FE) MSOE ENG TECH

Mr Glynne Cheshire was born in 1959 travelling extensively with his service family he was educated in Kenya, Scotland, Germany and Wales before joining the Royal Air Force in July 1976 as a Mechanical Transport Mechanic (MTM). Upon completion of basic trade training, he was posted to his first operational Unit RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire, and following his graduation as a junior technician in Aug 79 and subsequent promotion to Cpl he served at RAF Brampton, Belize, St Mawgan, Goose Bay Canada, ASU Wittering and 27 Sqn RAF Regt. Selected for promotion to Sgt in May 88 he continued his service on 27 Sqn RAF Regt until he moved to RAF Bruggen Germany as a trade manager in March 90 and on completion of this tour he returned to No 4SofTT in March 1994 as a Trade Management Training instructor. He left the RAF in Dec 1995.

He returned to No 4Sof TT in Jan 1996 as an Instructional Officer responsible for the updating of RAF course syllabus and Instructional Material for Ground Support Equipment courses and as an NVQ Assessor, tasked with the assessment of portfolios prior to final external verification. Promoted to C2 in Jun 2000 he assumed responsibility for the Training Development and Management Training Flight responsible for the control, supervision, administration, and efficiency of Six Course Design Cells, the Department of Management Training and the Training Support Cell.

Temporarily promoted to CI in 2006 he managed the Engineering Training Squadron until 2008 when he was asked to form the No 4SofTT Support Sqn incorporating those departments directly supporting the Units outputs including Quality Assurance, Accommodation, Catering, Estate Management, Engineering, Logistics and the iHub.