FSB Wales has appointed four new business owners to its Wales Policy Unit.
The business group hopes the move will bolster the voice of small businesses in Wales.
The Wales Policy Unit is FSB’s committee of business owners who come together to identify priorities and policy positions for the business organisation.
The new appointees to the Wales Policy Unit are:
- Graham Morgan: Business Doctor Cardiff
- Frankie Hobro: director and owner, Anglesey Sea Zoo and Marine Resource Centre
- Hayley Pells: director, Avia Sports Cars
- Alun Williams: director, Arfon Consulting
Alan Cooper, director of BlueFox Technology, has been reappointed and rejoins the Wales Policy Unit alongside the new members and brings the full members of the committee to 13 businesses who represent the various industries, sectors and regions of Wales.
The Wales Policy Unit continues to be chaired by Ben Francis, director of housebuilding firm Hygrove Homes.
Mr Francis said: "I’m really pleased to be welcoming Frankie, Hayley, Graham and Alun to the Wales Policy Unit as well as welcoming back Alan Cooper and the other returning members of the committee.
"FSB Wales is the most influential business organisation in the country, and the talent and experience brought to the table by the Wales Policy Unit is a huge part of that.
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"Our policy unit represents the depth and diversity of talent and expertise in Wales, and I’m thrilled that we can bring these people together in our efforts to support businesses through these incredibly difficult times.
"Businesses have spent the best part of the last year working under intensely difficult conditions – there has never been a more worrying time to run a business.
"These are the same businesses that sustain local jobs, invest in communities and are central to our towns and high streets. FSB Wales has done everything that we can to support these businesses over the last year – including successfully lobbying Welsh Government for support for start-up businesses and freelancers, as well as extra support for those sectors particularly impacted by coronavirus restrictions – and I’m sure that the Wales Policy Unit and our new members will play a significant role in continuing to do so as we move forwards.”
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Ben Cottam, Head of Wales, said: “The strength of an organisation like FSB depends on drawing the expertise of its members in the SME community.
"In the coming months, the people of Wales will elect a new Parliament and a new Government will be formed. Having the expertise of small businesses at the forefront of informing that new Government’s agenda and supporting Parliament in its decision making will be essential.
"We’re pleased to welcome these new members who will be so crucial to that task.”