Ty Francis, MBE
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| Born | Tyrone Leon Francis May 14, 1972 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Welsh |
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Tyrone Leon Francis, MBE (born May 14, 1972) is a British-American corporate governance and business executive[1] based in London, United Kingdom. Francis recently co-founded his second Welsh diaspora network, Los Angeles Welsh[2], following New York Welsh, which was founded in 2017.[3] In 2017, Charles, Prince of Wales, appointed Francis as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services of promoting business in Wales.[4]
Career[edit]
In 2007, Francis relocated to New York City to become publisher of Corporate Secretary Magazine.[5] He then moved to the New York Stock Exchange in 2012 as Vice President of its Governance Services division.[6] In 2014, Francis rang the NYSE opening bell with The Rt Hon Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister of Wales to promote foreign investment for Wales.[7] The following year, Francis and Jones rang the closing bell, this time accompanied by Welsh actor Michael Sheen.[8] He went on to be Executive Vice President of Global Programs at the Ethisphere Institute.[9] In 2017, Francis was appointed chief global business development officer by the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS).[10] Most recently, Francis became an advisor for Prince Andrew, Duke of York’s "Pitch@Palace" initiative.[3] Francis has also served as an Advisory Board member of Women In The Boardroom, a company that helps advance women into the C-Suite and Boardrooms.[11]
Community[edit]
In March 2019, Francis and New York Welsh sponsored a girls' football team in Wales as part of a global initiative called Sponsor Our Club [12]. The non-profit Club asks ex-patriots of Wales to sponsor the underfunded girls' in football and rugby.
Media[edit]
Francis is a co-host of the Inside Americas Boardrooms show filmed at New York Stock Exchange in New York City.
References[edit]
- ↑ "The Winds of Change". In Touch. Manchester, UK: In Touch Networks Limited. Dec 1, 2018. Retrieved Dec 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Welsh, About". LA Welsh. losangeleswelsh.com. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Evans, Paul (Dec 28, 2018). "Mayor of Tenby meets up with 'New York Welsh'". Tenby Observer. Tenby Today. Retrieved Dec 31, 2018.
- ↑ "MBE for former Saundersfoot man". Tenby Observer. tenby-today.co.uk. Retrieved Oct 22, 2018.
- ↑ "REPRESENTATIVES FROM CORPORATE SECRETARY MAGAZINE TO RING THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET OPENING BELL". NASDAQ, Investor Relations. nasdaq.com. Retrieved Oct 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Flying the flag for Wales in New York". Pembroke Observer. pembroke-today.co.uk. Retrieved Oct 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Pembrokeshire man makes his mark on the Big Ap-peal". Western Telegraph. westerntelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved Oct 19, 2018.
- ↑ Hurst, David (2015-02-28). "First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones and actor Michael Sheen, visits the New York Stock Exchange". Wales Online. walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved Oct 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Ty Francis Joins the Ethisphere Institute Executive Leadership Team". PR Web. prweb.com. Retrieved Oct 22, 2018.
- ↑ McSweeney, Declan (2017-09-26). "International Centre for Sport and Security Appoints Global Business Development Officer". Inside The Games. insidethegames.biz. Retrieved Dec 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Council Member, Ty Francis". Women In The Boardroom. womenintheboardroom.com. Retrieved Oct 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Kilgetty and South Pembs Sharks sponsored by New York Welsh". Western Telegraph. westerntelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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