About Boards Wales
Boards Wales is produced by Dr David Clubb to promote transparency and good governance at Board level in Wales.
David has been a Board member, Trustee and Chair for a range of public, private and third sector organisations. His governance experience began as a Trustee of Sunseed Desert Technology. He is now Chair of the Taff Catchment Partnership, a post he took up after five years as Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales.
He has trained more than 50 current and prospective Board members in Wales on behalf of the Welsh Government.
If you'd like to work with David to strengthen governance at your organisation, get in touch.
A governance journey
Board roles over twenty years, from a small charity to national public bodies. Alongside them, David has trained more than 50 current and prospective Board members for the Welsh Government.
ChairMember, trustee or founder
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2007–2008
Charity Trustee, Sunseed Desert TechnologyFirst trustee role, with the charity where David had led a department.
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2008–2010
Chair, NEWFuels woodfuel producer group and Northumberland Renewable Energy GroupAlso Secretary to the North East Rural Affairs Forum, and industry representative on the accreditation board for Newcastle College’s renewable energy degree.
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2010–2012
Expert group member, European Environment Agency and European CommissionHeads of EPAs group on carbon capture and storage; Commission Expert Group on Future Transport Fuels.
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2012–2019
Chair, Industry–Government Working Group on Sustainable EnergyAs Director of RenewableUK Cymru, also sat on the Ministerial Strategic Energy Delivery Group, Natural Resources Wales’ Energy Delivery Board and the Ministerial Women in STEM group.
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2018–2020
Trustee, Institute of Welsh AffairsBoard member and Finance Committee member.
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2018–2024
Board member, Equity in STEM, Welsh Government
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2019–2021
Chair, Graig Fatha Community Wind FarmFounding Director of the community benefit society, and Chair of its Board.
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2019–2023
Executive Committee member, Cardiff National Park CityHelped organise its conference and the election of its first Management Committee.
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2021–2026
Chair, National Infrastructure Commission for WalesAccountable to Ministers and the Senedd. Reshaped the Commission’s remit into a more agile, delivery-focused body; an independent evaluation found it diverse and high-performing.
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2023–2024
Panel member, Linear Infrastructure Planning Panel
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2024–
Founder, Boards WalesPublishing board vacancies and governance news for Wales, and running Chair Connect, a network for Chairs.
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2026–
Founding Independent Chair, Taff Catchment PartnershipCommissioned by Natural Resources Wales.