David Garel Rhys (28 February 1940 – 21 February 2017) was a

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academic and a commentator of long standing on Motor Industry matters in

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, who was Professor of Motor Industry Economics, and Director for Automotive Industry Research at

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Early life

David attended Ystalyfera Grammar School at

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, then in West Glamorgan, now in

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. He studied at University College, Swansea, then the

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Career

From 1984 to 2005 he was Professor of Motor Industry Economics at Cardiff University.

Personal life

He married in 1965 to Charlotte Mavis Walters. The couple have one son and two daughters, and four grandchildren including Evan. He was the second cousin of

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, the former

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. 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 was a Liveryman of the

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, and was granted the

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in 2000.

Publications

* ''The Motor Industry: An Economic Survey'' (1971) * ''The Motor Industry in the European Community'' (1989) * ''Outsourcing and Human Resource Management'' (contributor, 2008)

References

1940 births 2017 deaths Academics of Cardiff Business School Alumni of Swansea University Alumni of the University of Birmingham Automotive industry in the United Kingdom Commanders of the Order of the British Empire People from Neath Port Talbot Welsh scholars and academics {{UK-academic-stub

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