Garel Rhys

Professor Emeritus
David Garel Rhys
CBE FIMI SMMT
Born David Garel Rhys
(1940-02-28) February 28, 1940
Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
Alma mater
Occupation Professor of Motor Industry Economics at Cardiff Business School
Spouse(s) Charlotte Mavis Rhys (married 1965)
Children 3
Parent(s) Emyr Lewys Rhys
Edith Phyllis Williams
Relatives Rhodri Morgan (second cousin)

David Garel Rhys (born 28 February 1940) OBE CBE FIMI SMMT Professor of Motor Industry Economics, and Director for Automotive Industry Research at Cardiff Business School[1] is a Welsh academic and a commentator of long standing on Motor Industry matters in Britain.[2]

Personal

He married in 1965 to Charlotte Mavis Walters. The couple have three children and four grandchildren. He is the second cousin of Rhodri Morgan, the former First Minister of Wales.

He was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1989, and as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2007 for services to economic research in Wales. He is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Carmen, and was granted the Freedom of the City of London in 2000.[3]

Publications

References

  1. Hothi, Nicola R. (2005). Globalisation & manufacturing decline: aspects of British industry. Arena books. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-9543161-4-3.
  2. "Fiat faces uphill climb to seal GM deal". The Daily Telegraph. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  3. http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/r/12591/(David)%20Garel+RHYS.aspx
  4. http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/r/12591/(David)%20Garel+RHYS.aspx


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