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Kate Bell

Assistant General Secretary

Alex Rossiter

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Helen Bilton

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Kudsia Batool

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Nicola Smith

Director of Policy

Sian Elliott

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Matt Dykes

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Mariela Kohon

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Laura Doel

TUC Cymru General Secretary

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Sam Gurney

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Dave Pike

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Ines Lage

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Stuart Richards

Regional Secretary, Midlands

Jay Mckenna

Regional Secretary, North West

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Anna Markova

Head of Industry, Energy & Climate

Mika Minio-Paluello

Head of Industry, Energy & Climate

Ali Poncia

Policy Lead - Decarbonising Industry

Geoff Tily

Head of Economics

Amy Provan

Head of Inclusive Growth

Alex Collinson

Policy Lead - Analysis and Research

Afzal Rahman

Policy Lead - Pay and Employment

Janet Williamson

Head of Corporate Governance and Collective Bargaining

Tim Sharp

Head of Employment Rights

Anjum Klair

Policy Lead - Labour Market and Social Security

Jack Jones

Policy Lead - Pensions

Adam Cantwell-Corn

Policy Lead - Technology and Artificial Intelligence

Nisreen Mansour

Head of Public Services

Nikki Pound

Head of Public Services and Skills (Maternity Cover}

Abigail Hunt

Policy Lead - Public Services

Joe Allen

Policy Lead - Public Services

Julia Jones

Policy Lead - Learning and Skills

Vic Jones

Head of Equality

Kate Llewellyn

Anti-Far Right Lead

Dunya Kamal

Anti-Far Right Lead (Maternity Cover)

Alice Arkwright

Policy Lead - Women's Equality

Quinn Roache

Policy Lead - LGBT+ and Disabled Workers

Ceri Williams

Policy Lead - TUC Cymru

Amber Courtney

Policy Lead - TUC Cymru

Rhianydd Williams

Equality and Policy Officer - TUC Cymru

Jo Rees

Policy Lead - TUC Cymru Education

Shelly Asquith

Policy Lead - Health, Safety & Wellbeing

Huma Haq

Health & Safety Lead (Maternity Cover)

Rosa Crawford

Head of International

Sharon Sukhram

Policy Lead - Commonwealth, International Development, International Slavery

Stephen Russell

International Labour Standards Lead

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Anthony Hayes

Head of Organising & Growth

John Wood

Digital Unionism Manager

Jay Sreedharan

Head of Web & Design

Declan Seachoy

Head Of Social Media & Audience Building

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