Darran has international commercial experience as a CEO, Chairman and Director in sports and leisure, financial services, media and asset management, as well as having founded, grown and sold a very successful business of his own. He specialises in business development and strategy in a wide range of industries. Director roles at Zurich Insurance Group-Appointed as Allied Dunbar Assurance PLC’s first ever Director of E-Business, tasked with integration of new technologies into the sales and customer process and examining how to combine the professional advice offering with new technologies in order to strengthen the service for clients. As Director of Marketing Communications, delivered UK and worldwide conferences and hospitality programmes including being part of the award winning sponsorship of English rugby and the British and Irish Lions. Chairman of Allied Dunbar Assurance PLC’s board of franchisees. Chief of Staff at Threadneedle Investments- One of Europe's largest Asset Management companies.Responsible for creation of international strategy, including expansion into Asia and the merger with US based Columbia Management to create a company with c.$700bn Assets under management.After leaving the City, Darran was offered the role of CEO of Scarlets Rugby- He delivered three seasons of record sponsorship and hospitality sales and created the processes to build the squad and backroom team that won the PRO12 Championship. Mae gan Darran ystod eang o brofiad fel Prif Weithredwr, Cadeirydd a Chyfarwyddwr ym myd chwaraeon a hamdden a gwasanaethau ariannol ynghyd a bod wedi creu, tyfu a gwerthu ei fusnes ei hun. Mae e'n arbenigo mewn strategaeth a thyfu busnesau.