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Having read law at university, Webb was called to the Bar in 1971 and appointed a QC in 1988. He was head of chambers at 5 Bell Yard between 1988-1998 and a Recorder of the Crown Court from 1993-1998.<ref name="MP"> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/directors/robert_webb.shtml Robert Webb profile] ''The BBC'', last updated February 2010, accessed 23 September 2014 </ref> | Having read law at university, Webb was called to the Bar in 1971 and appointed a QC in 1988. He was head of chambers at 5 Bell Yard between 1988-1998 and a Recorder of the Crown Court from 1993-1998.<ref name="MP"> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/directors/robert_webb.shtml Robert Webb profile] ''The BBC'', last updated February 2010, accessed 23 September 2014 </ref> | ||
| − | Webb has | + | Webb has held positions as a non-executive director of the [[BBC]]'s Executive Board, non-executive chairman of [[BBC Worldwide]] and was chairman of the [[BBC Commercial Holdings Board]]. He was general counsel at British Airways from 1998 to 2009.<ref name="MP"/> |
| − | He is now general counsel at | + | He is now general counsel at Rolls Royce (from 2012), non-executive director of [[Hakluyt]] (from 2005) and is non-executive director at the [[London Stock Exchange]] (from 2001).<ref> [http://www.rolls-royce.com/about/whoweare/leadership_team/webb/index.jsp Robert Webb profile] Rolls Royce website, undated, accessed 23 September 2014 </ref> |
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Revision as of 07:12, 24 September 2014
Robert Webb QC is general counsel at Rolls Royce, and a non-executive director at corporate intelligence agency Hakluyt and the London Stock Exchange.
Career
Having read law at university, Webb was called to the Bar in 1971 and appointed a QC in 1988. He was head of chambers at 5 Bell Yard between 1988-1998 and a Recorder of the Crown Court from 1993-1998.[1]
Webb has held positions as a non-executive director of the BBC's Executive Board, non-executive chairman of BBC Worldwide and was chairman of the BBC Commercial Holdings Board. He was general counsel at British Airways from 1998 to 2009.[1]
He is now general counsel at Rolls Royce (from 2012), non-executive director of Hakluyt (from 2005) and is non-executive director at the London Stock Exchange (from 2001).[2]
Education
Read law at Exeter University.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Robert Webb profile The BBC, last updated February 2010, accessed 23 September 2014
- ↑ Robert Webb profile Rolls Royce website, undated, accessed 23 September 2014
