Wrth benderfynu ar fy hoff ymgeisydd, roeddwn yn ymwybodol o'r farn a fynegwyd gan y Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg yn y gwrandawiadau cyn-benodi ar gyfer Cadeirydd a Dirprwy Gadeirydd y Comisiwn, yn enwedig yr angen i sicrhau bod gan y Comisiwn brofiad sy'n cydnabod ehangder y sector yng Nghymru. Rwy'n hyderus, ar ôl penodi'r Athro Fonesig Julie Lydon (Cadeirydd), a’r Athro David Sweeney (Dirprwy Gadeirydd a Chadeirydd y Pwyllgor Ymchwil ac Arloesedd) ynghyd â phenodiad arfaethedig Simon nawr, fod gennym dîm â phrofiad arweinyddiaeth a gwybodaeth eang o ran y sector a fydd yn gallu arwain y Comisiwn newydd i wireddu ein gweledigaeth arloesol ac uchelgeisiol ar gyfer sector addysg drydyddol ac ymchwil Cymru.
In determining my preferred candidate, I was conscious of the views expressed by the Children, Young People and Education Committee in the pre-appointment hearings for the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Commission, particularly the need to ensure the Commission has experience which recognises the breadth of the sector in Wales. I am confident that following the appointment of Professor Dame Julie Lydon (Chair), Professor David Sweeney (Deputy Chair and Chair of the Research and Innovation Committee) and now with Simon’s forthcoming appointment, we have a team with wide-ranging leadership experience and knowledge of the sector who can lead the new Commission in delivering our innovative and ambitious vision for Wales’s tertiary education and research sector.