The increasing demand for management consultants has been reflected in the growth of the number of consultancies. But which to choose? A bad choice can so easily lead to wasted expenditure and worse. Our experience leading major public sector organisations was that the choice of a household name consultancy did not necessarily guarantee quality. What counted were the skills and expertise of the individual consultant employed on the assignment. That is why we believe it is important that from the outset you know who it is will be working with your organisation.

Enid Rowlands- our Managing Consultant has a background in training, corporate and business development and economic regeneration. She is also National Trustee for Wales of the RNID, a member of the North Wales Police Authority, the General Medical Council and a UK Board Member of Consumer Focus.

Her career has included posts of Chief Executive of a Training and Enterprise Council, Managing Director of the Welsh Development Agency in North Wales, Chair of the North Wales Health Authority and of the National Council of Education & Learning Wales. Enid previously served for a number of years as a member of the S4C Television Authotity and the BBC's Broadcasting Council for Wales.

Other Board or Advisory appointments have included the UK Training Standards Council, the Prince's Trust Council for Wales, British Telecommunications & Equal Opportunities Commission's Committees for Wales.

Huw Vaughan Thomas,  our other Principal Consultant, has successfully led major change management exercises in multi-sited organisations. He also has a wealth of experience in public policy work related to economic development and regeneration.

Formerly Chief Executive of Gwynedd and Denbighshire County Councils, and a Regional Director of the Department of Employment in both South West England and Wales, Huw has served as a Member on a number of education and training bodies in Wales including the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and the New Deal Advisory Taskforce for Wales.

Currently Chair of the Big Lottery Fund in Wales. a member of the Parole Board and Hearing Aid Council, Huw served as a Member of the Richard Commission reviewing the powers and electoral arrangements of the National Assembly for Wales.

TARO Consultancy has a network of Associated Consultants who can offer a successful track record over several years in both the public and private sector. These include:

# Professor Robert Bell of an environmental scientist who has specialized in issues relevant to the rural economy.

# David Child - who has an extensive background in economic development, urban regeneration, inward investment and business expansion.

# Alec Fraser - a specialist in regional development and European Programme issues, he has experience in researching the economic impacts of a wide range of economic and business development initiatives.

# Peter Richardson - who has an extensive background as a consultant and interim manager with not only local authorities but also housing associations, and national and regional arts and heritage agencies.

#Alun Roberts - who is a member of a successful partnership business working in entertainment and marketing and who provides business support and advice to North West Wales businesses of all types, sizes and sectors.

# Helen Rowlands - who has over 25 years of experience at senior levels within the the broadcasting industry in the UK, specialising in governance and creative policy development.

# Meurig Royles - who specialises on Economic Development and European issues and advises private sector developers on State Aids and grant issues.

# John Smith - who has considerable experience in providing Board level and senior management search and selection services for the Public Sector - www.publicappointments.org.uk

Because of the expertise our network of associates can offer in brokering partnerships, both as regards regeneration and in helping the private sector build bridges with the public sector we have created a specialised service - Executive Partnership Solutions - with offices in Cardiff, North Wales, Sheffield, and Scotland.

Our Executive Assistant is Judith Bond, who can be contacted at our office address:

Taro Consultancy Ltd
Pennant, Garth Road,
Glan Conwy,
Colwyn Bay
LL28 5TD

Tel: +44(0)1492-582480
Fax: +44(0)8701-623915