Bio

Rob became Chairman of H.R.L. Morrison & Co in 2012. He was appointed as an independent director of Kiwibank in 2009 and was Chairman until 2017. He retired as Chairman of Hong Kong based CLSA Asia Pacific Markets in 2009, having held the dual role of CEO and Chair from 2002-2008. Prior to joining CLSA, Rob was an Executive Vice President and Head of Equities at Bankers Trust Australia and Chief Executive Officer of Bankers Trust New Zealand. Rob is a council member of the Asian Corporate Governance Association, a director on the Asian advisory board of The Nature Conservancy and an advisory professor at Nankai University in Tianjin, China. Rob also chairs Pure Advantage, a group committed to helping New Zealand capitalise on the opportunities available from a global shift to 'green growth'.