Urddo Andrew Guy MBE yn Gymrawd Prifysgol Aberystwyth

Yr Athro Jo Crotty, Andrew Guy MBE a Syr Emyr Jones Parry

Cyflwynwyd Cymrodoriaeth er Anrhydedd Prifysgol Aberystwyth i Andrew Guy MBE, Cadeirydd y Coaching Inn Group.

Cafodd y Gymrodoriaeth er Anrhydedd ei chyflwyno gan Ganghellor Prifysgol Aberystwyth, Syr Emyr Jones Parry, yn ystod digwyddiad arbennig i ddathlu Sylfaenwyr Prifysgol Aberystwyth a gynhaliwyd yn adeilad y Pierhead, Bae Caerdydd nos Iau 3 Tachwedd 2016.

Mae gan Andrew Guy, sy’n raddedig o Brifysgol Aberystwyth, ddeugain mlynedd o brofiad yn sector ciniawa anffurfiol y diwydiant croeso a gweithiodd ym Mhrydain, Ewrop a’r Unol Daleithiau.

Mae’n Ymddiriedolwr ar ddwy o brif elusennau’r diwydiant lletygarwch, Hospitality Action a Springboard a derbyniodd wobr ‘Catey’ yn 2003 fel `Perchennog Grŵp Bwytai y Flwyddyn’ yn 2003 gan ‘Catey’. Dyfarnwyd iddo’r MBE yn Rhestr Anrhydeddau’r Flwyddyn Newydd yn 2015 am ei arweiniad yn y diwydiant a’i waith gyda’r elusennau hyn.

Cyflwynodd y Brifysgol Gymrodoriaeth er Anrhydedd i wyth unigolyn yn ystod seremonïau graddio 2016 gafodd eu cynnal ym mis Gorffennaf. Oherwydd ymrwymiadau gwaith, nid oedd modd i Andrew Guy fynychu’r seremonïau bryd hynny.

Cyflwynir Cymrodoriaeth er Anrhydedd i unigolion a chanddynt gysylltiad ag Aberystwyth neu â Chymru ar hyn o bryd neu yn y gorffennol, ac sydd wedi gwneud cyfraniad eithriadol i’w dewis feysydd.

Cafodd Andrew Guy ei gyflwyno yn Gymrawd gan yr Athro Jo Crotty, Cyfarwyddwr y Athrofa Busnes a’r Gyfraith ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth.

Cyflwyno Andrew Guy MBE

Chancellor, Acting Vice-Chancellor, friends and supporters.  It is an honour and a privilege to present Andrew Guy as a Fellow of Aberystwyth University.

Andrew graduated from the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth in 1969.

After graduating and a brief spell in public relations, he then embarked on what turned out to be an illustrious career in the hospitality industry.

After joining the Bernie Inns Group as a graduate trainee, he then spent six years in Texas as Operations Director for 1776 Inc.; a San Antonio-based restaurant group.

On his return to London he joined The Chicago Pizza Pie Factory, opening restaurants in Paris, Barcelona, Madrid and a number of other major European cities.

In the early 1990’s Andrew then became an executive with The Restaurant Group, becoming the chief executive for three years in the year 2000.

At The Restaurant Group he developed the country’s largest airport restaurant concession business and created the branded restaurant chain ‘Frankie and Benny’s’.

Since 2003 Andrew has run several smaller restaurant companies, the most recent being an American concept called ‘Ed’s Easy Diner’.

In addition to all of this Andrew is also a trustee of two charities, Hospitality Action and Springboard involved in helping young people in the hospitality industry. This was recognised with the award of an MBE earlier this year.

Andrew has also been a member of the what was formerly the School of Management and Business, but now the Aberystwyth Business School advisory board and we are very excited that as our newest honorary fellow, has already accepted an invitation to come and speak about his experiences in business to ABS students and staff in the New Year.

Chancellor, it is my absolute pleasure to present Andrew Guy to you as a Fellow of Aberystwyth University.

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