Based out of the historic Grade II* listed Park House in Swindon, the Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative is a business leadership team which enables the business community to positively influence the way our area is shaped, managed and developed.
Meet the Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative team
Darren Brindley
Membership Account Director - Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative
Darren Brindley is our Membership Account Director for Swindon and Wiltshire Initiative. He is responsible for managing the relationships that Business West holds with our members, stakeholders, and the largest businesses across Swindon & Wiltshire, working closely with our members to ensure that they are getting the maximum value out of their membership. Prior to Business West, Darren worked for 9 months as a Client Director for a training provider, which followed 12 years working with CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants), supporting organisations around the world with lifelong learning solutions predominantly from the financial sector.
Matt Griffith
Director of Policy
Matt is a specialist in economic policy and has a long history of economic and business research and lobby work. He has previously worked as an advisor to government, including writing reports for the Prime Minister on improving England’s economic performance, reports on improving city growth and several recent high profile housing reports. He is currently Director of Policy at Business West.
Huw James
Director of Policy
Huw is a policy planning and delivery specialist working on policy projects to support economic development in Swindon and Wiltshire.
