Sir Simon Manwaring Robertson (born 4 March 1941), is a British banker and businessman.Andrew Cave, 'British business people: The Top 1,000: Industry 20 to 1', in ''The Daily Telegraph'', 29 April 200

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Biography

Simon Robertson attended Eton College.'HSBC chairman contenders: Sir Simon Robertson', in ''The Telegraph'', 23 Sep 201

/ref>Jill Treanor, 'Surprise on the menu for HSBC's chief executive Michael Geoghegan', in ''The Guardian'', 26 September 201

/ref> He worked for Kleinwort Benson for 34 years, where he eventually served as chairman of the board.Rolls-Royce biography
/ref>Rolls-Royce Board of Directors biography
Peter Marsh, 'Knighthood: Simon Robertson', in ''The Financial Times'', 11 June 201

/ref> He then worked for Goldman Sachs, where he served as President of Goldman Sachs Europe. In 2004, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of Rolls-Royce plc, Rolls-Royce, and he became chairman in January 2005.The Economist Group Board of Directors
/ref>Eden Project Board of Trustees
He also serves on the Boards of Directors of HSBC Holdings, Berry Brothers and Rudd, and ''The Economist''. He has served on the Boards of the London Stock Exchange, Invensys, and Inchcape plc, Inchcape. He runs Simon Robertson Associates. He is a member of the 30% Club, a group of FTSE-100 Chairmen committed to having at least 30% of their Boardmembers being female. He sits on the board of directors of the Royal Opera House, and on the board of trustees of the Eden Project. He is a member of White's. He was knighted in 2010. He is a member of the Conservative Party (United Kingdom), Conservative Party Foundation. He is reportedly worth £95 million. Robertson was Knights Bachelor, knighted in the 2010 Birthday Honours for "services to business".

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