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Bob is the Chairman of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Merrill Lynch. He chairs their EMEA Region Management Committee and sits on Merrill Lynch’s Global Operating Committee and Client Coverage Council.
Bob is a member of the Court of the Bank of England and a member of its Audit and Risk Policy Committee and a Non-Executive Director of LCH.Clearnet and of Euroclear PLC. He is a Deputy Chairman of Business in the Community (the UK corporate social responsibility organisation) and Chairman of BITC’s Education Leadership Team. He is a member of the Senior Practitioner Committee of the Financial Services Authority, a member of the Chairman’s Committee of the London Investment Banking Association, a member of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, a member of the Chancellor’s “wise men” group representing key financial stakeholders in London, the EU Advisory Board of the London Corporation, the Advisory Council of Business for New Europe and Chairman of Oxford University’s Centre for Corporate Reputation. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce and is a member of the Court of the Guild of International Bankers. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has a business degree from Bath University. He is married with three children.
As an ambassador I can highlight the need of the provision of suitable mobility equipment for children and make others aware of the opportunities available to young people in wheelchairs