Formerly CEO of STV Group plc and founding Trustee of the STV Children’s appeal. Rob led the turnaround of the company and positioned STV as Scotland’s leading commercial digital media company before leaving in December 2017 after 10 years at the helm.
In 2018 Rob was appointed as Chair of Court of Glasgow Caledonian University. Prior to this he was Pro-Chancellor and Chair of the Council of City, University of London from 2012 until 2018. In July 2018 he was appointed Chair of The Met Office. He is also Chair of the software company Blancco plc and of the marketing services company Ebiquity plc. He was appointed by the Scottish Government as Chair of the Developing Young Workforce Group, which is leading work to support employer involvement in developing Scotland's young workforce. Rob is also a Commissioner of the Northern Lighthouse.
Prior to STV, Rob was Commercial Director of Channel 4 Television Corporation and on the main Board. He achieved a dramatic turnaround of legacy businesses, 4 Ventures, and built a set of successful new media and digital businesses. He drove Channel 4’s commercial businesses to significant profitability and led a number of initiatives focused on building non-advertising-based revenue streams.
Rob was previously an MD of UBS Warburg and global COO of corporate finance in Media and Communications. He worked initially in the global Telecom team in both London and New York and latterly was the co-head of the European Technology Group.
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