Keith Dye
Managing Director, Media Wales
Keith became Managing Director of the Western Mail & Echo Ltd in 2002. In 2007 the company was renamed Media Wales Ltd to reflect the breadth of its product portfolio, which includes the Western Mail, the South Wales Echo, Wales on Sunday and Celtic Weekly Newspapers.
Media Wales websites include WalesOnline.co.uk (formerly icWales), JobsWales.co.uk, HomesWales.co.uk and BusinessinWales.co.uk whilst magazines include Business in Wales and WM fashion magazine.
Media Wales has just moved to purpose built offices in Park Street, alongside the Millennium Stadium. This follows an investment of £18m in state of the art colour press facilities at Cardiff Bay.
Keith started his career with Thomson Regional Newspapers in 1975 in the North East of England before moving to Scottish and Universal Newspapers where he became Managing Director for the South of Scotland.
In 1993 he became Managing Director of Surrey & South London Newspapers, and in 1999 Managing Director of Midland Weekly Media, a group of 30 titles covering the West and East Midlands.
Keith is a director of Business in the Community – Wales, Cardiff Business Club and Cardiff and Co, the public private sector partnership company set up to market and promote the city region of Cardiff.
In 2008 Keith was appointed Business Ambassador for Wales by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
Keith is married to Ann-Marie and lives at Cefn Mably, near Cardiff.
