Mike Owen

Mike is the group investment director. As a member of the senior management team, he is responsible for direct investment activities across the Development Bank of Wales Group and serves as a member of the investment committee.

He oversees the strategic and operational fund management activities of the Development Bank and is the chief executive of FW Capital, the Group’s FCA‑authorised fund management arm, where he leads all external fundraising initiatives.

Mike also chairs the Group’s change management office and oversees the ICT function. Before joining the organisation in 2002, Mike worked as a local business manager for Barclays Bank in Cardiff Bay.