Michael Plaut

Michael Plaut, Commissioner.

Michael Plaut has been appointed to the Board of The Crown Estate with effect from July 2026.  

Michael is a Welsh business leader with extensive leadership experience in the financial, commercial and non-profit sectors as well as the public sector. He is a non-executive director and Member for Wales at the BBC, Chair of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and a former Chair of the CBI in Wales. He is also Governor at the University of South Wales.  

He lives and works in Wales and has an OBE for his services to business and entrepreneurship.  

As well as the full responsibilities of a Commissioner of The Crown Estate Board, Michael will be responsible for providing advice about the conditions, priorities and opportunities in Wales, including about existing and emerging policies relevant to The Crown Estate’s activities.