Robert Gillespie

Robert Andrew Joseph Gillespie is currently Chairman at the United Kingdom Export Credits Guarantee Department.
He serves as Independent Non-Executive Director at Ulster Bank Ltd., Burford Capital Ltd. (since 2020), and The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (since 2018).
He is Director at Ashurst Australia (since 2013), Social Finance Ltd. (since 2013), Burford Capital LLC (since 2020), and Topolski Memoir Ltd. (since 2009).
Former roles include Chief Executive Officer at UBS Ltd. (Broker) from 2004 to 2008 and at UBS Ltd. (Market Maker).
Vice Chairman at UBS Ltd. from 1999 to 2008.
Independent Non-Executive Director at NatWest Group Plc from 2013 to 2022.
Non-Executive Director at Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Rhode Island) in 2015.
Director at Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania and Citizens Bank, NA (Providence, Rhode Island) from 2014 to 2015.
Senior Managing Director at Evercore Partners Ltd. from 2009 to 2013.
Director General at The Takeover Panel from 2010 to 2013.
Director at Somerset House Enterprises Ltd. from 2003 to 2015.
Director at NatWest Holdings Ltd. from 2016 to 2022.
Head-European Corporate Finance at Warburg Dillon Read in 1999.
Head-UK Corporate Finance at SBC Warburg (London) in 1997.
Chairman at Somerset House Trust and Boat Race Co. Ltd. Director at Walker Morris LLP, Ashurst LLP (2013-2014), NatWest Markets Plc, and SG Warburg & Co. Ltd. Professor at the University of Durham.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Durham, conferred in 1977.