Officers

The Master - Dr. Jane Croad

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Senior Warden - Mr Stephen Richards

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Junior Warden - Very Reverend Father Sebastian Jones

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Henry Gilbert MSc; BA (Hons); FCIOB; FCIPD

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The Clerk - David Sneddon MA ( Hons) CA

The Worshipful Livery Company of Wales David is a Scottish Chartered Accountant (CA) who has resided in Monmouthshire since 1997. A vastly experienced Chief Financial Officer having held several senior positions throughout his career. After graduating with a masters degree from Aberdeen University, his career started with KPMG in Edinburgh before moving into the aluminium industry, working for Alcan / Novelis for over 21 years, holding financial and operational positions including the Novelis Europe CFO based in Zurich. David has held a number of CFO roles more recently with US listed offshore driller Seadrill and Leviathan Engineering and after leaving the large corporate world in 2018, has been working with a portfolio of owner managed SME and private equity backed businesses in finance, turnaround and NED roles. Married to Jackie with five children and four grandchildren, they enjoy travel, eating out, theatre , swimming and walking their two dogs.

Treasurer – Colin Morris BA (Hons), FCA, CPFA

An alumnus of the University of Exeter, Colin is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. Having qualified with a predecessor firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers, he spent the early part of his career in the venture and development capital sector, with a particular focus on technology investment.

Colin subsequently held senior positions in the former Welsh Development Agency and the Welsh Government, including those of Deputy Regional Director for South West Wales, Deputy Director of Finance of the Welsh European Funding Office and Head of Communities First.

Before taking early retirement from the Welsh Government, he was Head of Employability with responsibility for employment support programmes across Wales, particularly focussed on young people, those with complex barriers to employment and individuals facing redundancy.

Throughout his career Colin has worked with partners in the public, private, academic and third sectors. He has also undertaken voluntary Treasurer roles for a local church and a community rugby club. Colin was admitted to the Worshipful Livery Company of Wales and became Treasurer on 23 August 2024.