Simon Robertson

Sir Simon Manwaring Robertson (born 4 March 1941), is a British banker and businessman.[1]

Sir Simon Robertson (left) and Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (right).

Biography

Simon Robertson attended Eton College.[1][2][3]

He worked for Kleinwort Benson for 34 years, where he eventually served as Chairman of the Board.[1][2][4][5][6] He then worked for Goldman Sachs, where he served as President of Goldman Sachs Europe.[1][2][4][5][6] In 2004, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of Rolls-Royce, and he became Chairman in January 2005.[1][2][4][5][6][7][8] He also serves on the Boards of Directors of HSBC Holdings, Berry Brothers and Rudd, and The Economist.[1][2][4][5][7][8][9] He has served on the Boards of the London Stock Exchange, Invensys, and Inchcape.[1][4][5] He runs Simon Robertson Associates.[1][2][4][5][7] He is a member of the 30% Club, a group of FTSE-100 Chairmen committed to having at least 30% of their Boardmembers being female.[10]

He sits on the Board of Directors of the Royal Opera House, and on the Board of Trustees of the Eden Project.[1][2][4][5][6][7][8][11] He is a member of White's. He was knighted in 2010.[3][6] He is a member of the Conservative Party Foundation.[12] He is reportedly worth £95 million.[2]

Robertson was knighted in the 2010 Birthday Honours for "services to business".[13]

References
  1. Andrew Cave, 'British business people: The Top 1,000: Industry 20 to 1', in The Daily Telegraph, 29 April 2008
  2. 'HSBC chairman contenders: Sir Simon Robertson', in The Telegraph, 23 Sep 2010
  3. Jill Treanor, 'Surprise on the menu for HSBC's chief executive Michael Geoghegan', in The Guardian, 26 September 2010
  4. Rolls Royce biography
  5. Rolls Royce Board of Directors biography Archived 10 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Peter Marsh, 'Knighthood: Simon Robertson', in The Financial Times, 11 June 2010
  7. The Economist Group Board of Directors
  8. Eden Project Board of Trustees Archived 22 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Berry Bros & Rudd Board of Directors Archived 1 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  10. 30% Club members Archived 11 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Royal Opera House Board of Trustees Archived 9 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  12. The Conservative Party Foundation members
  13. "No. 59446". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2010. pp. 1–2.
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