Tamsin Ramasut and Professor Simon Gibson CBE will co-chair the new Town Centre Taskforce, which will provide practical, expert advice on supporting the future of Wales’s town centres for the Welsh Government.
Tamsin Ramasut is an experienced regeneration, placemaking and community engagement practitioner. Through her work with Pont Collective and previous roles, she has supported the delivery of regeneration projects and place-based initiatives across Wales and beyond.
Professor Simon Gibson CBE is a long-time facilitator of Welsh innovation. As the founder of Alacrity and previous leadership roles in Wesley Clover, Ubiquity Software and the Welsh Development Agency, he has helped attract investment, support entrepreneurship and drive business growth across Wales, experience that will be invaluable to the Taskforce’s work.
Working with members from business, local government, regeneration, planning, academia and communities, the co-chairs will oversee a programme of work to develop practical recommendations for Welsh Ministers on securing the future of town centres.

