Winning 24 caps for Wales at scrum half, Rupert Moon’s rugby career successfully spanned 17 years. Retiring from professional rugby in 2002, some might wonder where he could go from there, but Rupert’s broad and respected professional career in business consultancy, broadcasting and customer relations ever since speaks for itself.
Strategy Director for the RNF Property Group, Rupert continues to build on 20 years of unrivalled commercial and customer service experience. With great success Rupert has headed up and driven major commercial strategies for the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and Millennium Stadium; led on a rebrand as Marketing Director for Wales’ largest insurance brokers; been Commercial Director for the Scarlets following their transition to the new Parc y Scarlets Stadium; and set up a new regional rugby team in North Wales, where he oversaw the staffing, operational and strategic management of joint WRU and Conwy Council initiatives.
Angharad Lloyd Beynon is a Senior Policy, Stakeholder and Partnerships Manager at City & Guilds and looks after Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland. She supports City & Guilds’ purpose of enabling people and organisations to unlock their potential and develop the knowledge and skills needed for personal and economic growth. Angharad works closely with key stakeholders across the nations to achieve this.
Angharad is a Liveryman for the Worshipful Livery Company of Wales. She is also a Board member for Coleg Sir Gar and Coleg Ceredigion and is a member of the Leadership Board for Business in The Community Wales. Angharad is also the Co-chair of the Federation of Awarding Bodies Wales and Scotland, volunteers for BGM Hospital Radio and is also on the Employment Advisory Board for Cardiff and Parc Prison.
Carmarthen born and bred, Ken started his career working with British Rail before moving in to the family business of Chris cabs and Coracle Coaches. Having seen the potential before him over the last few years he has grown the business providing massive employment within the county which is always been his focal point. Coracle Coaches offers both luxury Coach Tours and day-to-day school transportation. He is proud to boast Transport for Wales, Carmarthenshire County Council, Hywel Ddd Health Board and the Scarlets as his clients. Ken is pleased to be involved in the inaugural Carmarthenshire Business Awards.
Councillor Hazel Evans has served as the Plaid Cymru Councillor for the Cenarth & Llangeler ward for 25 years. In 2015 she joined the Cabinet of the Council with responsibility for the Environment and in 2023 she became the Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Culture, Leisure and Tourism. In both Cabinet roles, Cllr Evans has played a key role in leading on large infrastructure projects including the launch of one of the first Superfast EV Charging Hubs in Wales.
Alongside her work as a County Councillor, Cllr. Evans is also the Chair of St David’s Diocesan Board of Finance, Church Treasurer of Holy Trinity Newcastle Emlyn . She has been a Town Councillor in Newcastle Emlyn for over 35 years.
Cllr. Evans is an avid supporter of the Scarlets and served as the President of Newcastle Emlyn Rugby Club between 2002 and 2016.
Prior to becoming a County Councillor Cllr Evans worked for Lloyds Bank for 37 years. She is married to Gareth with one daughter, and two grandchildren.
Liz Brookes is the Owner and Managing Director of Grapevine Event Management Ltd. A graduate of Cardiff University in Social Policy, Liz went on to carve a career in the events industry, responsible for organising events throughout Europe and the UK for numerous public and private sector organisations.
Liz founded Grapevine Event Management in March 2011 and it is now one of the most well recognised corporate events companies in Wales delivering high quality creative and innovative events across the UK.
