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A chartered accountant by training, Robert’s executive career has included roles as Global Head of Investment Banking at UBS Investment Bank and Director General of the Takeover Panel. He has served non-executive roles as No…
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Robert Goodwill was Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 5 March 2019 to 25 July 2019. He was formerly Minister of State at the Department for Education from June 2017 to January 2…
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Robert Gunn joined the National Measurement Office (NMO) in 2009 as Director, Programmes and Estate. His previous roles include: Head, National Measurement System Unit, DIUS Head, NMS Programmes, DTI Policy Lead, Nuclear Ind…
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Robert has worked in a number of communications roles at the Home Office, Northern Ireland Office and Department for Transport. Prior to this appointment he led the Home Office’s communications planning for EU Exit and the e…
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Robert Hannigan joined the FCO as Director General, Defence and Intelligence on 29 March 2010. For a number of years he has advised the Prime Minister on counter terrorism, intelligence and security policy. Robert joined the…
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Since leaving college, Robert has spent his career working as a lawyer. The last 20 years have been spent working on projects that focus on the marine environment, and he has seen at first hand the regulatory process involve…
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Robert Largan was Assistant Government Whip from 27 October 2022 to 5 July 2024.
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Robert Leeming was a non-executive board member of the Department for Business and Trade between May 2023 and August 2024. He is a Partner at Foundation Investment Partners, an investment firm focused on investments in growt…
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Robert brings substantial experience of local government, serving as a Councillor at Kirklees Council for 30 years, including spending three years as Council Leader. He served as the Chair of the Consumer Council for Water b…
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Rob Mackintosh joined GAD as Finance Director at the start of May 2016. Rob has worked in a number of government organisations including the Food Standards Agency and the Meat Hygiene Service. More recently, he headed up fin…
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Robert McNeil joined Companies House in July 1988 as a computer programmer and has over 25 years’ experience of working in the IT and Digital sector, with roles in development and support. He has implemented technical, proce…
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Robert Napier CBE is Chairman of the Homes and Communities Agency, having previously been Chairman and Non-Executive Director of English Partnerships. Before this he was Chief Executive of WWF-UK, the UK arm of the World Wid…
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Robert Ower is the Deputy High Commissioner to Belize following his appointment in November 2024. Prior to this he was Deputy High Commissioner to Samoa and Head of Human Resources and Protocol in the British High Commission…
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Robert is the Chief Financial Officer at UK Government Investments Ltd (UKGI). He is also a non-executive director of the British Business Bank plc. Between 2018 and 2024 he served as a non-executive director of the Governm…
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Robert is the Chief Financial Officer at UK Government Investments Ltd (UKGI). He is also a non-executive director of the British Business Bank plc. Between 2018 and 2024 he served as a non-executive director of the Governm…
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Robert recently stepped down as the Chairman of UK Government Investments (UKGI), a role he held from 2016 to 2021. UKGI is the UK Government’s centre of excellence in corporate finance and corporate governance. Robert was p…
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Robert Syms was a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) from 17 July 2016 to 15 June 2017. He was elected as the Conservative MP for Poole in Dorset in 1997. Education Robert was educated at Colston’s School in …
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Mr Gibson has been British High Commissioner to Dhaka, since September 2011. He previously served in Saudi Arabia, UKRep Brussels, Trinidad and Tobago, OECD Paris and as Deputy High Commissioner Dhaka. Since that previous po…
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Robert Wright joined the CNPA Board in January 2010. He is chairman of the Audit, Risk & Corporate Governance Committee. He is a management consultant, specialising in providing tailored support to public sector bodies o…
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Roberto joined the Charity Commission in 2018, firstly as Chief Digital & Technology Officer and then took on the role as Director of Digital, Data & Technology. An experienced and transformational IT leader he has e…
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Robin Aaronson (appointed in 2009) is an economist specialising in competition policy. In the 1980s he was senior economic adviser to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (MMC). Subsequently, he worked as a consultant in th…
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Robin Barnett arrived in Dublin August 2016 to take up his appointment as British Ambassador to Ireland. Between 2011 - 2016 he held the post of British Ambassador to Poland and his career has previously concentrated on Cent…
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As Managing Director, Network Operations, Robin Gisby was a member of the main Board of Network Rail until February 2015. As well as running the rail network his role included maintaining relationships at the most senior lev…
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Robin Gwynn works alongside the joint FCO / DFID Sudan Unit. Robin has been a member of the Diplomatic Service since the late 1980s. He has a strong background in African policy, most recently covering as acting Africa Direc…
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Robin Lawther is a Non-Executive Board member of Nordea, the largest Nordic bank (market capitalization of E40bn) and of UK Government Investments Ltd. She is also a member of the Risk Committee on the Nordea Board. In addit…
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Robin graduated in law from University College Wales Aberystwyth. On qualifying as a solicitor in 1989, he joined HM Land Registry. Robin has worked at several HM Land Registry offices including two stints at Head Office adv…
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Robin Marshall is partner, co-head of global private equity and co-head of European private equity at Bain Capital. Before joining Bain Capital in 2009 he was a partner and managing director at 3i, where he founded 3i’s US p…
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In January 2018, Robin Milton was appointed as Head of the UK Department for International Development’s (DFID) programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Prior to taking up his post in Kinshasa, he served as Head …
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Mr. Robin Ord-Smith, MVO was most recently Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic (2015 to 2019). Robin joined the FCO in 1989 and has served in a number of diplomatic roles at home and overseas, including in Algeri…
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Robin took up his role as Consul General in Auckland and Deputy Governor of the Pitcairn islands in November 2016. His previous role was as re-opening the British Embassy and then serving as Deputy Head of Mission in Asuncio…
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Robin Simcox was appointed as Interim Commissioner for the Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE) in March 2021. He was appointed as the substantive Commissioner for Countering Extremism in July 2022, for a three-year ter…
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An economist by training, Robin started his career in the freight industry, which after some 15 years he changed careers to become a member of the European Parliament. As an MEP he specialised in fisheries and regional issue…
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Robin Twyman has run the UK Government Office in Seattle since opening it January 2013. The Seattle office is a virtual part of the British Consulate General in San Francisco. Robin’s job is to promote political, economic …
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Robin Walker was Minister of State at the Department for Education between 16 September 2021 and 6 July 2022. His previous roles in government include: Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office from 13 February 2020 t…
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Robyn joined Dstl as Chief People Officer in December 2019. Bringing a wealth of experience from retail organisations, Robyn is skilled at leading large teams of HR professionals, and developing and delivering effective HR s…
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Rod joined the Cabinet Office in January 2014 as a Senior Policy Advisor responsible for Departmental Engagement in the Efficiency and Reform Group. In June 2014 he moved to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority of the C…
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Roddy joined Sellafield Ltd in March 2022 as head of retrievals value stream. Prior to joining Sellafield Ltd, he enjoyed a diverse career with over 20 years’ experience leading project and programme portfolios and business …
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Roderick Drummond was appointed His Majesty’s British Ambassador to Tunisia in September 2024. Prior to this appointment, he was the Ambassador to Bahrain from 2019 to 2024. Drummond joined the Diplomatic Service in 1985. So…
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Roger Blundell is an experienced finance director, his career spanning public and private companies as well as public bodies, in a variety of sectors including commercial and residential real estate, financial services, reta…
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Roger Davis was appointed as a panel member in 2005. His appointment ended on 14 April 2016.
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Roger Finbow (appointed in 2009) was a partner of international solicitors Ashurst LLP from 1984 to April 2009 where he spent the final 5 years as Managing Partner of the Corporate Department. He is the joint author of ‘UK M…
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Roger joined UK Government Investments as a Director at its creation on 1 April 2016. Prior to that, he was a Director for the Shareholder Executive which he joined in May 2010. Before joining the Shareholder Executive, Roge…
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Roger Lowe was appointed as a non-executive director of Highways England in February 2019 having previously been the Shareholder Appointed non-executive director since 2016. From February 2019 Roger has been working with Cap…
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Roger is a former member of the Board of the Civil Aviation Authority as well as Chair of The Housing Finance Corporation, which raises long term funds to finance social housing. He is currently Chairman of HgCapital Trust p…
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Roger Pope was Chair from 12 October 2015 to 31 March 2018 for at the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL).
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Mr Stringer spent almost 3 years in Angola as His Majesty’s Ambassador to Angola and São Tomé e Príncipe (non-resident), (2022-2024). His previous postings were in Pakistan as Political Counsellor at the High Commission in I…
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Roger was appointed as Chair of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) in July 2018. He is also a member of the advisory group for HM Inspectorate of Probation. He acted as the Chair of the Office of Qualifications…
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Roger was appointed Panel Member Non-executive Director of the Competition and Markets Authority ( CMA ) in July 2013. He is Chair of the CMA Remuneration Committee and is a member of the CMA ’s specialist utility panel. Pre…
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Rohan has worked in the Civil Service since 1998, starting out in The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). His career has seen him undertake a variety of roles including IT, fraud investigation, policy, change management,…