Sir Robert William Miller is a former chief of

Emap Ascential plc, formerly EMAP, is a British business-to-business media business specialising in exhibitions & festivals and information services. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History Ric ...

, (East Midlands Allied Press), and more recently, a former chairman of

HMV Sunrise Records and Entertainment, trading as HMV (for His Master's Voice), is a British music and entertainment retailer, currently operating exclusively in the United Kingdom. The first HMV-branded store was opened by the Gramophone Company ...

, taking over from Eric Nicoli. He has held and still holds many executive and non-executive positions. He received a knighthood in the June 2003 Queen’s birthday

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list.

Career highlights

In 1965, Miller started in Emap as a junior reporter. In 1998, he was appointed as non-executive chairman of Emap, and in 2001 he returned as Chief Executive of Emap. In 2004, he left Emap and was appointed non-executive director and chairman of

, effective 2 February 2004. In July 2005, HMV announced that Miller was stepping down to "pursue other commitments." In 2005, he was appointed non-executive chairman of Edge Performance VCT.

Other positions

* Non-executive director of Channel 4 Television until 2005 . * Chairman of Sport England (Eastern Division) . * Non-executive director (1998–2001) of Moss Bros plc * Non-executive director of the Tote. * Chairman of music publisher Boosey & Hawkes. * Member of the WPBSA Board . * Non-Executive Chairman of digitalbox ltd.

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digitalbox ltd.
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