Peter Trott
Chair
Peter works in the sustainability and innovation sector. He is a partner of Afallen LLP and founder of Zero Carbon 2030 CIC. After a +25 year career in the ICT sector he now sits on the Ofcom Wales Advisory Committee.
He is active in the start-up community in Wales as a coach and sits on one of the WCVA’s social enterprise investment panels. He is a member of the Citizens Advice Cymru advisory committee.
Denise Goode
Vice Chair
Denise joined the Board in 2017 with over 35 years experience of Customer Service, Commercial and Strategic management, in Manufacturing, Information Technology, Healthcare, Insurance and Financial services. Denise has led successful Corporate review teams, new system builds, managed UK wide customer facing operations in busy, pressurised environments and ran her own business. She believes the success of which has been built on teamwork, communication and building relationships.
Denise enjoys travel, walking and kayaking.
Chris Graham
Chris occupied a senior management role in global investment banking before taking early retirement.
He first joined Citizens Advice as a volunteer, advising pre-release prisoners in Cardiff and Bridgend prisons about financial matters. He then went on to serve on the trustee board of Citizens Advice Port Talbot to assist with its merge with Neath and then Swansea, and has served on Cardiff & Vale’s board for a decade.
Olivia Manley
Olivia became a Trustee in 2022, bringing extensive experience from strategic roles in the financial services and automotive industries.
She is deeply committed to advancing diversity and inclusion and is also a qualified foster carer, reflecting her dedication to creating positive change both professionally and personally.
Phillip Champness
Philip is a self-employed consultant and facilitator of organisation change working mainly with people in developing countries. He worked for many years in social housing as a Manager and Director of the Housing Corporation and as Chief Executive of G&G Housing Association in Cardiff. He also brings experience as a former manager in Citizens Advice Cymru and as a Trustee of Citizens Advice Torfaen.
Peter Cartwright
After graduating with a PhD in chemistry, Peter spent 30 years in several roles in the chemical industry. Ranging from commercial, research, governance and regional presidency.
Currently a non-executive director or trustee in several organisations.