Robert Haldane Smith

Robert Haldane Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin (born 08 August 1944) is a Scottish businessman, a life peer, former BBC National Governor for Scotland and chair of the Broadcasting Council for Scotland.BBC, "Sir Robert Smith to stand down as BBC National Governor for Scotland," Press Office 29 July 2004, accessed21 February 2011. He was introduced as a cross-bench peer in the House of Lords on Monday 14 July 2008 with the title The Lord Smith of Kelvin.
He was chairman of Scottish-based engineering company The Weir Group from 2002 until the end of 2013.
==Affiliations==
*BBC, National Governor for Scotland and Chair of the Broadcasting Council for Scotland (1999-2004)
*Scottish and Southern Energy, Non-executive Director (June 2003-June 2005), Chairman (June 2005- )SSE, Our Board > Lord Smith of Kelvin - Chairman, accessed 21 February 2011.
*Weir Group PLC, Chairman (July 2002-2013 )BBC Governors' Archive, Board of Governors > 4 Annual Report and Accounts 2002/2003, accessed 21 February 2011.
*Standard Bank Group Ltd, Non-executive Director (2003- )Scottish Government, "Chair appointed to help deliver 2014 Games," News Release 07 February 2008, accessed 21 February 2011.
*Aegon UK PLC, Non-executive Director (2002- )
*3i Group PLC, Non-executive Director (2004- )
*Glasgow 2014 Ltd, the organising committee for the Commonwealth Games, Chairman (2008- )
*University of the West of Scotland, Chancellor (2003- )
*Council of Economic Advisers to the First Minister of Scotland, Member (2007- )
*China Britain Business Council, Vice Chairman (2003- )
*Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Asset Management, Vice Chairman (2000-2002)
*Morgan Grenfell Asset Management, Chief Executive (1996-2000)
*Bank of Scotland PLC, Non-executive Director (1998-2000)
*Stakis PLC, Non-executive Director (1997-1999), Chairman (1998-1999)
*Tip Europe PLC, Non-executive Director (1987-1989)
*Network Rail, Non-executive Director (2002-2003)
*Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, President (1996-1997)FSA, Annual Report 1999/2000, accessed 21 February 2011.
*Financial Services Authority, Board Member (December 1997-December 2000)Who's Who 2009, Smith of Kelvin, online edition, Oxford University Press, accessed 27 March 2009.
*Chairman, UK Green Investment Bank plc Lord Smith of Kelvin Parliament.UK, accessed 23 December 2014 
==Record and Controversies==
===Revolving Door===
*Before joining the FSA Smith worked at ICFC (now 3i), the Royal Bank of Scotland, Charterhouse Development Capital Ltd, Morgan Grenfell Private Equity, Morgan Grenfell Asset Management, MFI Furniture Group plc, Stakis PLC, Tip Europe PLC and Network Rail. He subsequently became Vice Chairman of Deutsche Asset Management, Chairman of The Weir Group PLC and Scottish and Southern Energy and a non-Executive Director of 3i Group PLC, Standard Bank Group Ltd, and Aegon UK PLC.
==Resources==
*BBC, "Sir Robert Smith to stand down as BBC National Governor for Scotland," Press Office 29 July 2004, accessed21 February 2011.
*BBC Governors Archive, Board of Governors > 4 Annual Report and Accounts 2002/2003, accessed 21 February 2011.
*FSA, Annual Report 1999/2000, accessed 21 February 2011.
*Scottish Government, "Chair appointed to help deliver 2014 Games," News Release 07 February 2008, accessed 21 February 2011.
*SSE, Our Board > Lord Smith of Kelvin - Chairman, accessed 21 February 2011.
*Who's Who 2009, Smith of Kelvin, online edition, Oxford University Press, accessed 27 March 2009.
==Notes==
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