ROGER Lewis the Wales based music, media and sports executive has been made a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers.
Roger Lewis was Cloathed as a Liveryman, this month, December 2024, in an ancient ceremony in the Stationers Hall, close to St. Paul’s Cathedral, having progressed from being a Freeman of the Company and a Freeman of the City of London
Roger Lewis has received advancement for his career spanning more than 40 years as a leader in the communications and sport industries in London and in Wales.
The Stationers’ Company, as it is most commonly known, is the City of London Livery Company for the communications and content industries. The Stationers’ Company was formed in 1403 and received a Royal Charter in 1557. The Company’s principal purpose today is to provide an independent forum where its members, the majority of whom are senior industry related executives, can advance the interests of the content and communications industries for the greater good.
Roger Lewis has spent more than 40 years as a leader in the fields of music, media, and sports content, having held the positions of Head of BBC Radio 1 Music, a Managing Director of EMI Records, President of Decca Records, and Managing Director and Programme Controller of Classic FM. Roger Lewis led Classic FM to record audience and revenue levels, with the station being awarded Radio Station of the Year.
Roger Lewis returned home to Wales to become Managing Director ITV Wales and subsequently the Group Chief Executive of the Welsh Rugby Union and Millennium Stadium from 2006-2015. The WRU during Roger Lewis tenure of office produced record results both on and off the field, winning three Six Nations Championships, two Grand Slams and reaching a semi-final of the Rugby World Cup in 2011 and a quarter final in 2015.
Until the end of 2023 Roger Lewis was Chair of the London based Racecourse Media Group, responsible for the media, data and content of the UK’s leading racecourses, a company he first joined in 2012. This year, 2024, Roger Lewis completed his Governance Review of Cadw, the Welsh Government historic environment service, which has been warmly received within Wales.
Roger Lewis said:
“I am honoured to have been welcomed into the Company. The worldwide debate on how content is distributed and communicated accurately and fairly, protecting the interests of the public and the content creators, is as important and relevant to a fair and just society today as it has ever been. I will endeavour to support the values of the Company to ensure the best interests of all are upheld.”
Paul Wilson, Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, said:
“We are delighted to welcome Roger as a new Liveryman of the Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers. His distinguished career in media, music and in the publication of music resonates with our own historic role in the publication and copyrighting of music. Roger’s interest and experience in heritage matters is similarly very relevant to our role as custodians of a 350-year-old Grade 1 listed hall that is also one of London’s scheduled ancient monuments.? We look forward to him playing an active role in helping the Stationers’ Company to remain relevant and successful in these fields.”
