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I would like to inform Members of appointments I have made to the Board of Sport Wales, following an open recruitment process which attracted over 40 candidates.    

  

I have appointed Lawrence Conway as Chair of Sport Wales.  Lawrence has served as Interim Chair of Sport Wales since February 2017 and has provided renewed confidence and a stable platform to the organisation.  Lawrence will continue to implement and embed the recommendations of the Ministerial Review into Sport Wales, with the utmost of professionalism and enthusiasm.  

  

I have made four further appointments to the board, as several members have come to the end of their terms. I am grateful to those out\-going members for their service. The new members are Judi Rhys, Professor Leigh Robinson, Martin Veale and Phil Tilley. Together; they bring a wealth of experience throughout the sporting arena and across sectors.  

  

I am grateful to the new members for accepting the invitation to serve on the Board. The Chair and new members will commence their term of office on 1 September for a three year period.  

  

I am confident that the board has the expertise and experience required to support me and the staff of Sport Wales in taking forward our ambitions for a more inclusive and healthy nation.  I look forward to working with them.


 


#### Chair


  

Lawrence Conway  

  

Lawrence was born and raised in Cardiff and is married with four children. He joined the civil service in 1968 and had various roles within the Welsh Office, including a secondment to Cardiff Bay Development Corporation in the early 1990s as Assistant to the Chief Executive. Following that appointment Lawrence headed the Welsh Office division of sponsored arms\-length bodies including the Welsh Development Agency. He became head of the Cabinet Secretariat and First Minister’s Department in 1998 and held that post until his retirement in 2010\.  Lawrence was awarded the Companion of the Bath in 2012\.  He has served as Interim Chair of Sport Wales since February 2017\.   Sport has always been an important part of Lawrence’s life, and since joining Sport Wales over year ago he has seen the direct impact physical health and the wider benefits of sport can have across Wales’ diverse sporting landscape.


 


 


#### Board Members


  

Judi Rhys  

  

Judi has a background in health, education and social welfare and initially worked in the NHS as a health promotion specialist in the south Wales Valleys. She was a staff tutor at the Open University and an academic staff manager at Cardiff University, before appointment as Director of Diabetes UK Cymru, then as Director of MS Society Cymru, and subsequently UK Director of Operations at MS Society.  Judi has held Chief Executive roles at the charities Arthritis Care and the British Liver Trust.  She is a non\-executive director of Public Health Wales and has postgraduate qualifications in health promotion, management, education and executive coaching. Judi achieved an ACEVO Fellowship award in 2015\.  Judi was born and raised in south Wales and now lives in Cardiff. A keen amateur sportswoman, she has previously competed in equestrianism, hockey and swimming and is now an enthusiastic long distance runner.  

  

Professor Leigh Robinson  

  

Professor Leigh Robinson is a Professor of Sport Management and the Pro\-Vice Chancellor (Cyncoed) and Executive Dean of the School of Sport and Health Sciences at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She has a global reputation for her research and knowledge exchange in the development of competitive advantage and governance in developing sport nations. She has worked with a range of organisations, such as the International Olympic Committee, the British Olympic Association, Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee and the Malaysian Government, providing governance management training and consultancy. She is a member of the MEMOS network, a global network of academics responsible for delivering executive management education on behalf of the International Olympic Committee. Leigh has been a member of the Board of Commonwealth games Scotland and Sport Scotland and is an advisor to Olympic Solidarity, the education commission of the Olympic Committee on their management education programmes.  

  

  

Martin Veale JP  

  

Martin is an Independent Member at Velindre NHS Trust, a trustee of Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Trust, a governor at Coleg Gwent, and a governor at his daughter’s primary school. He also serves on the audit committees at Pembrokeshire County Council, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and Bristol Community Health. A serving magistrate, Martin sits on the Mid Wales bench.  Martin attended Ebbw Vale Grammar School, and holds a BA from East London and an MSc from Birmingham City universities. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy and has the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership. His finance, risk and corporate governance career covered local government, the NHS and Welsh Government, before he joined Forestry Commission Wales as Director of Finance, and became Head of Audit and Risk on the formation of Natural Resources Wales.   Martin grew up in Ebbw Vale and now lives in Pontypridd with his wife and daughter. He is a supporter of Ebbw Vale rugby and Glamorgan cricket.  

  

Phil Tilley  

  

Phil has recently retired following a 25 year career in global high tech marketing. He has experience of leading global marketing teams and industry forums representing Nokia communications cloud strategy and solutions. He has been a lifelong sailor and is currently chair of selectors for UK youth racing as well as a committee member on the RYA participation and membership committee. Recently appointed a trustee for AllAfloat Wales, a new charity set up by RYA Cymru Wales to help make the sport available to anyone close to the water. He previously held positions on the UK youth racing committee and RYA Cymru Wales performance committee.  He went to college at the University college of North Wales in Bangor and has lived in Wales ever since. Now married with three daughters and living in Monmouthshire. As an active triathlete you will frequently see him, cycling running or swimming and enjoying the Welsh countryside.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 







Translation:


 
Hoffwn roi gwybod i Aelodau am y rheini yr wyf wedi'u penodi i Fwrdd Chwaraeon Cymru, yn dilyn proses recriwtio agored a ddenodd dros 40 o ymgeiswyr.    
  
Rwyf wedi penodi Lawrence Conway yn Gadeirydd Chwaraeon Cymru.  Bu Lawrence yn Gadeirydd dros dro Chwaraeon Cymru ers Chwefror 2017 ac mae wedi rhoi hyder newydd a phlatfform cadarn i'r sefydliad.  Bydd Lawrence yn parhau i weithredu a sefydlu argymhellion yr Adolygiad Gweinidogol i Chwaraeon Cymru, gyda'r proffesiynoldeb a'r brwdfrydedd mwyaf.  
  
Rwyf wedi penodi pedwar person arall i'r Bwrdd, gan fod cyfnod sawl aelod yn dod i ben. Rwy'n ddiolchgar i'r aelodau hynny sy'n gadael am eu gwasanaeth. Yr aelodau newydd yw Judi Rhys, yr Athro Leigh Robinson, Martin Veale a Phil Tilley. Gyda'i gilydd, maent yn dod â phrofiad eang o'r byd chwaraeon ac ar draws sectorau.   
  
Rwy'n ddiolchgar i'r aelodau newydd am dderbyn y gwahoddiad i wasanaethu ar y Bwrdd. Bydd yr aelodau newydd yn dechrau eu swydd, a fydd yn para tair blynedd, ar 1 Hydref.   
  
Rwy'n hyderus bod gan y bwrdd yr arbenigedd a'r profiad angenrheidiol i'm helpu i a staff Chwaraeon Cymru i gyflawni ein huchelgais i greu cenedl fwy cynhwysol a iach.  Edrychaf ymlaen at weithio gyda nhw.  


#### Cadeirydd

  
Lawrence Conway  
Ganwyd Lawrence yng Nghaerdydd ac mae'n briod gyda pedwar o blant. Ymunodd â'r gwasanaeth sifil yn 1968 a chafodd amrywiol swyddi o fewn y Swyddfa Gymreig, gan gynnwys secondiad i Gorfforaeth Datblygu Bae Caerdydd ar ddechrau'r 1990au fel Cynorthwyydd i'r Prif Weithredwr. Yn dilyn y penodiad hwnnw bu Lawrence yn bennaeth is\-adran y Swyddfa Gymreig o gyrff lled braich wedi'u noddi gan gynnwys Awdurdod Datblygu Cymru. Daeth yn bennaeth Ysgrifenyddiaeth y Cabinet ac Adran y Prif Weinidog yn 1998 ac roedd yn y swydd honno tan iddo ymddeol yn 2010\.  Derbyniodd Lawrence y teitl 'Companion of the Bath'  yn 2012\.  Mae wedi gwasanaethu fel Cadeirydd dros dro Chwaraeon Cymru ers Chwefror 2017\.   Mae chwaraeon wedi bod yn rhan bwysig o fywyd Lawrence, ac ers ymuno â Chwaraeon Cymru dros flwyddyn yn ôl, mae wedi gweld yr effaith uniongyrchol a'r manteision ehangach a gaiff chwaraeon ar iechyd corfforol ar draws maes chwaraeon yng Nghymru.  
  


#### Aelodau'r Bwrdd

  
Judi Rhys  
  
Mae gan Judi gefndir ym myd iechyd, addysg a lles cymdeithasol a gweithiodd fel arbenigwr hybu iechyd gyda'r GIG ar y cychwyn yng Nghymoedd De Cymru. Roedd yn diwtor staff y Brifysgol Agored ac yn rheolwr y staff academaidd ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd, cyn ei phenodi yn Gyfarwyddwr Diabetes UK Cymru, yna'n Gyfarwyddwr Cymdeithas MS Cymru, ac yn dilyn hynny Cyfarwyddwr Gweithrediadau Cymdeithas MS y DU.  Mae Judi wedi bod yn Brif Weithredwr gyda'r elusennau Gofal Arthritis ac Ymddiriedolaeth Afu Prydain.  Mae'n gyfarwyddwr anweithredol Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru ac mae ganddi gymhwyster ôl\-raddedig yn hyrwyddo iechyd, rheoli, addysg a hyfforddi gweithredol. Derbyniodd Judi wobr Cymrodoriaeth ACEVO yn 2015\.  Cafodd Judi ei geni a'i magu yn ne Cymru ac mae bellach yn byw yn Nghaerdydd. Mae'n mwynhau chwaraeon amatur, ac wedi cystadlu yn y gorffennol ym maes marchogaeth, hoci a nofio ac mae bellach yn redwr pellter hir brwdfrydig.  
  
Yr Athro Leigh Robinson  
  
Mae'r Athro Leigh Robinson yn Athro Rheoli Chwaraeon ac yn Ddirprwy Is\-Ganghellor (Cyncoed) a Deon Gweithredol Coleg Chwaraeon a Gwyddorau Iechyd Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd. Mae ganddi enw da yn rhyngwladol am ei gwaith ymchwil a'i gwybodaeth o ddatblygu mantais gystadleuol a llywodraethu wrth ddatblygu gwledydd sy'n cystadlu ym maes chwaraeon. Mae wedi gweithio gyda nifer o sefydliadau, megis y Pwyllgor Olympaidd Rhyngwladol, Cymdeithas Olympaidd Prydain, Pwyllgor Olympaidd Trinidad a Tobago a Llywodraeth Malaysia, gan gynnig hyfforddiant rheoli llywodraethu ac ymgynghori. Mae'n aelod y rhwydwaith MEMOS, rhwydwaith byd\-eang o academyddion sy'n gyfrifol am ddarparu addysg rheoli gweithredol ar ran y Pwyllgor Olympaidd Rhyngwladol. Bu Leigh yn aelod o Fwrdd Gemau'r Gymanwlad yn yr Alban a Sport Scotland a bu'n cynghori'r sefydliad Olympic Solidarity, comisiwn addysgol y Pwyllgor Olympaidd ar eu rhaglenni dysgu rheoli.  
  
Martin Veale YH  
  
Mae Martin yn Aelod Annibynnol o Ymddiriedolaeth GIG Felindre, ymddiriedolwr Ymddiriedolaeth Hamdden Merthyr Tudful, llywodraethwr Coleg Gwent, a llywodraethwr yn ysgol gynradd ei ferch. Mae hefyd yn gwasanaethu ar bwyllgorau archwilio Cyngor Sir Penfro, Cyngor Cyllido Addysg Uwch Cymru a Bristol Community Health. Yn ynad ar hyn o bryd, mae Martin ar y fainc yn y Canolbarth.  Aeth Martin i Ysgol Ramadeg Glynebwy, ac mae ganddo radd BA o Ddwyrain Llundain ac MSc o brifysgolion Dinas Birmingham. Mae'n Gymrodor Sefydliad Siartredig Cyllid Cyhoeddus a Chyfrifyddiaeth ac mae ganddo Gymhwyster y Sefydliad Archwilwyr Mewnol mewn Arweinyddiaeth Archwilio Mewnol. Mae ei yrfa cyllid, risg a llywodraethu corfforaethol yn cynnwys llywodraeth leol, y GIG a Llywodraeth Cymru, cyn iddo ymuno â Chomisiwn Coedwigaeth Cymru fel Cyfarwyddwr Cyllid, a daeth yn Bennaeth Archwilio a Risg wedi creu Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru.   Cafodd Martin ei fagu yng Nglynebwy ac mae bellach yn byw ym Mhontypridd gyda'i wraig a'i ferch. Mae'n cefnogi tîm rygbi Glynebwy a chriced Morgannwg.  
  
Phil Tilley  
  
Mae Phil wedi ymddeol yn ddiweddar yn dilyn gyrfa o dros 25 mlynedd ym maes marchnata uwch\-dechnegol. Mae wedi cael profiad o dimau marchnata byd\-eang a fforymau'r diwydiant yn cynrychioli cyfathrebu Nokia a strategaethau ac atebion cwmwl. Mae wedi bod yn llongwr gydol ei oes ac mae ar hyn o bryd yn gadeirydd pwyllgor dewiswyr rasio ieuenctid y DU yn ogystal â bod yn aelod o bwyllgor cyfranogiad Y Gymdeithas Hwylio Frenhinol ac yn aelod o'r pwyllgor. Cafodd ei benodi'n ddiweddar yn ymddiriedolwr AllAfloat Wales, elusen newydd a sefydlwyd i sicrhau bod y chwaraeon ar gael i unrhyw un sy'n agos at ddŵr. Bu ganddo swyddi yn y gorffennol ar bwyllgor rasio ieuenctid y DU a phwyllgor perfformiad Y Gymdeithas Hwylio Frenhinol yng Nghymru.  Aeth i Brifysgol Gogledd Cymru ym Mangor ac mae wedi byw yng Nghymru ers hynny. Mae bellach yn briod a chanddo dair merch ac  mae'n byw yn Sir Fynwy. Fel triathletwr prysur, gallwch ei weld yn aml yn  beicio, rhedeg neu nofio ac yn mwynau cefn gwlad Cymru.