Board of Directors
Chairman (age 66)
Appointed Chairman in January 2004, having been a Non-Executive Director since September 2002.
Skills and experience:
Most of Sir Robert’s career was with Rio Tinto where he became Chief Executive in 1991 and then Executive Chairman from 1997 until his retirement in 2003. From 2003-2009, he was non-executive chairman of The Economist Group.
External appointments:
Sir Robert is currently senior independent director of GlaxoSmithKline plc.
Membership of committees:
- Chairman's *
- Finance *
- Nominations *
- Sustainability
- Remuneration
* Committee Chairman