Iwan Rhys Roberts

Iwan is Head of Communications and Marketing for Cancer Research Wales.

Raised in Denbigh in north Wales, Iwan graduated in communications and began his career working for Dafydd Wigley MP, before moving to Cardiff where he eventually worked at BBC Wales and ITV Wales.

He has had a long career in marketing and communications and has worked with household names including Help the Aged, Age Cymru, The Salvation Army and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

His most high-profile campaign to date has been the opening of the ‘The Millennium Falcon – the last ship built in the Royal Pembroke Dockyard’ in 2022, which saw him working with Lucasfilm and securing media coverage from BBC Breakfast News.

Welsh speaker Iwan is passionate about using his skills and knowledge to help others.

He lives in Cardiff with his wife and their two teenage boys and enjoys music and playing and collecting electric guitars.