Non-executive director

Robert Leeming

Biography

Robert Leeming is a Partner at Foundation Investment Partners, an investment firm focused on investments in growth UK SME businesses. Previously, he was a Partner at the private equity firm, Charterhouse Capital Partners for 16 years and prior to that at EPIC Private Equity.

He has sat as a non-executive on the board of 18 different small and medium size UK businesses, across a range of sectors and regions. This has included being Chair and on the board of 2 leading international trade show organisers.

Non-executive director

Our non-executives are senior figures from outside the department who bring a diverse mix of expertise and skills from across the public and private sector.

They all:

  • give guidance and advice to DBT leaders and ministers

  • support and challenge management on the department’s strategic direction

  • provide support in monitoring and reviewing progress

Department for Business and Trade