After an education at Marlborough College and a Scots law degree from Edinburgh University, Robert’s career has three strands, a pioneer of the European direct marketing industry, a global leader in business process outsourcing and entrepreneur. His roles included founding, managing and successfully selling both a DM agency and a sales data business, European head of marketing at both Digital and Olivetti’s PC businesses, EVP globally of Sales & Marketing at NYSE-quoted contact centre leader Sitel. He was also Chairman of Sitel’s joint venture with Tata in India. A consultant with Animos LLP since 2007, he advises across a broad spectrum of primarily CRM and BPO clients – with roles from NED and board advisory to corporate and executive search. Robert started his working life in business book publishing with Woodhead-Faulkner in Cambridge (now part of Simon & Schuster). Robert was Prime Warden of the Worshipful Company of Dyers from 2021-22.

Now living in Norfolk, Robert is married with five children and four grandchildren, a keen but very amateur golfer, skier, boating enthusiast and dog walker.