Alan Lockyer

Cllr Alan Lockyer was appointed to the Board of Directors for WJEC CBAC Limited in July 2016 as a Non-Executive Director / Trustee as a representative of the Unitary Authorities. Alan was appointed Chair of the Audit Committee in April 2020, having stepped up from his previous position of Vice-Chair, which he held since September 2019.

At present, Cllr Lockyer is the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council's Cabinet Member for Children Social Services. As a Neath Port Talbot County Cllr, Cllr Lockyer has chaired the Children Young People Education scrutiny committee and Special Appointments committee.

Cllr Lockyer has been involved with teaching since 1974 and has worked full time for West Glamorgan since 1977 teaching Brass, coaching youth Orchestra, Choir. He has also been a composer in residence for West Glam Youth Theatre and a composer for Primary, Junior, and Secondary schools in West Glamorgan.

Until his retirement, Alan was a full-time lecturer in Neath College and Welsh College of Music and Drama. He developed and wrote the GCSE and HND courses in Popular Music and as Head of Music Technology designed and fitted the recording studios. He has also been a course leader for the Edexcel Advanced Level and National Diploma in Music Technology courses.

Alan has acted as an Advanced level Music Technology Examiner for Edexcel in addition to lecturing at Swansea Metropolitan University and various Media Degree and Nation Diploma courses in Audio.