Robin Southwell
| Robin Southwell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 April 1960 |
| Occupation | CEO of EADS UK (now Airbus) |
Robin Southwell, OBE, is a British businessman. He is the UK head of the aerospace company EADS (now Airbus). He was born on 10 April 1960, the son of Peter and Susan Southwell, and lives in Cobham, Surrey. He was educated at Finchley Manor Hill Comprehensive school in Barnet and studied economics and history at the University of Hull. [1][2]
Career
He worked for British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) from 1981 to 2000. From 2001 to 2002 he was CEO of W S Atkins, pushing the share price from 750p to 50p, while taking a golden goodbye. He joined EADS in January 2003, initially as CEO of Airtanker Ltd. In July 2005 he was appointed CEO of EADS UK.[3]
Other appointments
Other appointments include:[3]
- Chairman of Quest Aviation Services, Concord Ltd and Airbase Group Ltd
- President of ADS
- Trustee of the RAF Museum
- Non-executive director of Farnborough International Ltd
- Governor of Parkside School
- UK Business Ambassador (appointed by Prime Minister David Cameron)
Personal life
In 1988 he married Sally Deakin and they have one son and one daughter.[4]
Controversy
On 10 May 2014, The Independent newspaper published a report detailing the circumstances surrounding the demise of the company Corporate Jet Services. This company collapsed in 2007, owing its main creditor, HBOS, about £100m. Robin Southwell said via his lawyers that he "was appointed by HBOS to assist a company in difficulty and was only ever a non-executive director that acted on the bank's instructions". [5]
References
- ↑ Who's Who 2011, page 2158
- ↑ Ben Griffiths (2013-12-04). "ROBIN SOUTHWELL INTERVIEW: UK boss of EADS engineering a recovery for Britain's industry". This is Money. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- 1 2 "Forthcoming Events - Biography of Robin Southwell". Ccfgb.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- ↑ Who's Who 2011, page 2158
- ↑ Tom Harper (2014-05-10). "Exclusive: The Cameron crony, the private jet company, and a crash landing that cost taxpayers £100m - UK Politics - UK". The Independent. Retrieved 2014-05-19.