DATGANIAD I’R WASG/PRESS RELEASE: Cyhoeddi Bwrdd Anthem / Anthem Board Announcement

Anthem Board Announcement

Arnout van der Veer, the Chair of Anthem, (Cronfa Gerdd Cymru. Music Fund Wales) has announced the names of the seven new members who have joined Anthem’s Board in February 2019.

Anthem is a  new music endowment fund for Wales aimed at  opening up musical opportunities for children and young people from as young as three years old up to twenty-five to develop their skills and talent, and access to achieve their potential.

Arnout van der Veer, said:

“I am delighted to announce the successful recruitment of seven experienced individuals who feel passionate about our mission and who will join Anthem’s Board at this crucial early stage in its development. This brings to Board up to its full complement of 11 members and I look forward now to working with these colleagues to develop the strategy for Anthem including how we begin the process of raising the capital for the endowment”

The Board is well balanced in terms of skills, experience, professional background and diversity. All are exceptional leaders in their specific areas of expertise, and bring significant experience in working with Charities, music, (international) business, fundraising and young people engagement.

Joining the Board are:

Beate Degan, Dan O’Gorman, Eric Martin, Mark Hill, Michael Pugh, Sue Griffin, and Toks Dada.

They join the existing members of the Board, David Alston, Gareth Williams and Phil Sheeran.

The Welsh Government has supported the setting up of the Fund and over the past year the Arts Council of Wales has been working on the initial-stage feasibility and establishment of Anthem as a charitable company. The focus of the new board will be on building strong relationships with key stakeholders and capitalising the fund so that it can have longer term impact and create a lasting legacy.

In closing, Arnout van der Veer said:

“It is a great encouragement that the Welsh Government has made a £1m Investment. Our ambitions for this fund and its ability to boost the musical talents of Wales’ Young people means that we want to make it a much larger fund, and make it a truly ground-breaking and transformative initiative while also seeking synergy with existing initiatives and creating partnership with other Welsh organisations”

Cyhoeddi Bwrdd Anthem

Mae Arnout van der Veer, Cadeirydd Anthem, (Cronfa Gerdd Cymru.Music Fund Wales) wedi cyhoeddi enwau saith aelod newydd o Fwrdd Anthem (Chwefror 2019).

Anthem yw’r gronfa newydd i ddarparu gwaddol cerddorol i Gymru. Ei nod yw rhoi cyfleoedd cerddorol i blant a phobl ifanc (3-25 oed) i ddatblygu eu sgiliau a’u doniau i gyflawni eu potensial.

Meddai Arnout van der Veer:

“Dwi’n falch o nodi ein llwyddiant cynnar o recriwtio 7 unigolyn profiadol sy’n teimlo’n angerddol am ein cenhadaeth. Nawr mae’r bwrdd yn llawn gydag 11 aelod. Dwi’n edrych ymlaen at gydweithio â’r bwrdd i ddatblygu strategaeth Anthem a chodi arian ar gyfer y gwaddol.”

Mae gan y bwrdd ystod o sgiliau, profiad, cefndir proffesiynol ac amrywiaeth. Mae pob aelod yn arweinydd yn ei faes ac mae ganddyn nhw brofiad o weithio ym maes yr elusennau, cerddoriaeth, busnes (rhyngwladol), cynnwys pobl ifanc a chodi arian.

Yr aelodau newydd yw Beate Degan, Dan O’Gorman, Eric Martin, Mark Hill, Michael Pugh, Sue Griffin a Toks Dada

Byddan nhw’n yn ymuno â’r aelodau presennol: David Alston; Gareth Williams; Phil Sheeran.

Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cefnogi sefydlu’r gronfa. Dros y flwyddyn ddiwethaf mae Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru wedi bod yn gweithio ar ddichonoldeb Anthem a’i sefydlu’n gwmni elusennol. Ffocws y bwrdd newydd fydd adeiladu perthynas gref gyda’i phrif randdeiliaid a chyfalafu’r gronfa i gael effaith hir dymor a chreu gwaddol parhaol.

Ychwanegodd Arnout:

“Mae buddsoddiad Llywodraeth Cymru o £1 miliwn yn wych. Mae gyda ni uchelgais mawr am y gronfa a’i gallu i hybu talentau cerddorol pobl ifanc Cymru. Mae hyn yn golygu bod eisiau cronfa fwy i’w gwneud yn fenter drawsnewidiol ac arloesol. Rydym ni hefyd am iddi blethu â’r mentrau eraill a chreu partneriaeth gyda sefydliadau eraill yng Nghymru.”