Board of MS PLC
Cardiff City Council appointed Board Director
Joined the Board in 2014.
He played for the youth and senior teams of Llandaff North and, following injury, joined the committee, latterly as the rugby secretary, and was awarded life membership after 23 years of service. He was formerly a selector, vice chairman and competition secretary for the East District Rugby Union.
He is a retired chartered electrical engineer and former design and construction manager for Cardiff Council.
Paul Orders is Chief Executive of the City of Cardiff Council, taking up the post in December 2013. He has responsibility for the officer leadership of 17,000 staff and strategic management of council services in the Capital City of Wales.
He is also lead chief executive of the Central South Education Consortium – which aims to raise standards in schools in Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Bridgend and Merthyr.
Previously, he was Chief Executive of Dunedin City Council, in New Zealand, where he led council management and staff through a period of change, focusing on financial management, the delivery and performance of council services, organisational development, and city development.
This followed 13 years working for Cardiff Council in a succession of roles, ending up as Corporate Director with management responsibilities that included economic development, regeneration, planning and transport, parks, leisure, venues, and waste management.
Since joining the Council he has contributed to many of the major projects and initiatives that have underpinned Cardiff’s development as a successful European Capital City. Paul comes from Maesteg and attended Archbishop McGrath Comprehensive School, in Tondu.
He is a graduate of the Universities of Cardiff, London and Cambridge, where he obtained a doctorate in history, and is an Honorary Research Fellow at Cardiff University. He is married with three children. .
Officially appointed to the Board in January 2020.
A well-respected and sought-after leader specialising in data and digital transformation.
Has held several senior roles in financial services organisations across Wales including companies like GoCompare and as a consultant advising companies like Jaguar Land Rover, Legal and General, Shell, Royal British Legion and Marie Curie.
He is currently employed as a part of the leadership team at The Royal Mint to support and drive the data and digital re-invention of the Mint.
He has also held various non-executive roles and is currently serving non-executive director at The Glamorgan Cricket Club. In the past, he has also served as the Chairman of Chartered Institute of Marketing in Wales.
Sameer has lived in Cardiff for 16 years and is dedicated to making sports more accessible, engaging, entertaining and far-reaching through the adoption of digital technologies. He firmly believes that sport is one of the best ways of learning life skills such as teamwork, communication, coping with pressure, thinking and other cognitive and collaborative skills.
He holds multidisciplinary educational qualifications, a MBA preceded by Computer-Science Engineering degree and postgraduate degrees in data management, web analytics and digital marketing.
He is also an international author having published books and journals on data and digital related topics.
Ieuan Evans MBE was elected as a National Council Member of the Welsh Rugby Union by member clubs, winning a three-way vote against incumbent Gareth Davies and Nigel Davies.
Evans’ tenure began after the close of October’s Annual General Meeting in 2020.
The former Carmarthen Quins, Llanelli, Bath, Wales and British & Irish Lions wing has forged a distinguished ambassadorial and media career since his retirement from playing.
Joined the Group in 2010.
He started his legal career at the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London, before joining the commercial legal department at UEFA (the European football governing body, based in Switzerland) working predominantly on Champions League, Europa League and UEFA European Football Championships matters.
He left UEFA to become the Senior Solicitor at The FA Group and was responsible for a broad range of legal matters in relation to both The Football Association (including in relation to the 2010 FIFA World Cup) and Wembley Stadium.
In 2015, he was named as The Lawyer magazine’s ‘In-House Lawyer of the Year’.
He played rugby throughout his time at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf and has played for Dinas Powys, for teams in London, Thailand, Hong Kong, Australia and Switzerland and for the University of London.
In July 2021 he was unveiled as the WRU’s Commercial and Legal Director having previously held the role on an intermim capacity. He continued with his position as WRU Group General Counsel, but with added responsibilities for the Group’s commercial activity. He also continued as WRU Company Secretary, a role he has fulfilled since August 2018.
