Former managing partner of professional advisory PwC in the UK, Richard Collier-Keywood, has been revealed as the first independent chair of the Welsh Rugby Union.
As part of an overall of the union's governing body, which was unanimously backed by its member clubs at an EGM in March, Alison Thorne, who current roles include chairing the National Dance Company Wales and Barcud Housing Association, has also been appointed as a new independent non executive director to the board.
Mr Collier-Keywood, who was also a global vice-chair of PwC, has been a senior adviser to the UK Government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
