Simon Robertson
Sir Simon Robertson is a former Goldman Sachs Europe president and managing director of Goldman Sachs International who is regarded as one of the UK's best-connected and influential bankers. He was knighted in June 2010 and according to the Sunday Times Rich List is worth £130 million. [1]
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Activities
Robertson worked for UK investment bank Kleinwort Benson for 34 years rising up the ranks to become chairman. In 1997 he left to join Goldman Sachs, where he ended up as president of the bank’s European arm. Departing in 2005, he founded Simon Robertson Associates, a small financial advisory company in London.[2]
Donations to the Conservative Party
His knighthood in June 2010 came just one month after the Tories took office, and two months after he made them a donation.
Robertson is a member of The Leader's Group, an elite Conservative Party supporter group which enables donors to secure access to leading party members and the prime minister through an annual membership fee of £50,000.[3]
Political donations
Recorded by the Electoral Commission:
| Date | Name of donor | Amount | Donated to | Subsidiary (parties only) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/12/2003 | Simon Robertson | £25,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 14/05/2004 | Simon Robertson | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 04/04/2005 | Simon Robertson | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 07/02/2006 | Simon Robertson | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 28/04/2006 | Simon Robertson | £25,000.00 | The Rt Hon George Osborne MP | |
| 08/02/2007 | Simon Robertson | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 19/04/2007 | Simon Robertson | £25,000.00 | The Rt Hon George Osborne MP | |
| 28/11/2007 | Simon Robertson | £25,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 10/03/2008 | Simon Robertson | £25,000.00 | The Rt Hon George Osborne MP | |
| 01/08/2008 | Simon Robertson | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 26/02/2009 | Simon Robertson | £25,000.00 | The Rt Hon George Osborne MP | |
| 28/07/2009 | Simon Robertson | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 14/01/2010 | Simon Robertson | £25,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 09/04/2010 | Simon Robertson | £5,000.00 | Conservative Party | East Hampshire |
| 16/09/2010 | Simon Robertson | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 16/02/2012 | Simon Robertson | £60,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 04/03/2013 | Simon Robertson | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 13/05/2014 | Simon Robertson | £25,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 13/08/2014 | Simon Robertson | £25,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 21/11/2014 | Simon Robertson | £25,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
Education and early career
Robertson was educated at Eton.[1]
He trained with Banque de Neuflize, Schlumberger, Mallet in Paris, Kredietbank in Brussels, Bankhaus Merck Finck in Munich and Munchmeyer & Co in Hamburg before joining Kleinwort, where he joined the corporate finance division in 1968.
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Affiliations
- Rolls Royce - non-executive chairman since 2005 [1]
- HSBC - on board from 2006[1]
- The Economist - non-executive director [1]
- Royal Academy Trust[1]
- Eden Project - trustee [2]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Patrick Hosking, Business big shot: Simon Robertson The Times, 12 September 2007, accessed 16 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Peter Marsh Knighthood: Simon Robertson, Financial Times, June 11 2010, accessed 16 March 2011.
- ↑ Conservative Party, The Leader's Group guests 2014 quarter 1, accessed 25 February 2015
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 25 February 2015
