Ambassador's role picked up by Sir Robert

From: Scotland on Sunday | Date: September 24, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

SIR Robert Smith, chairman of the Weir Group and Chairman of Scottish & Southern Energy is the fourth Scottish Business in the Community (SBC) Prince's Ambassador for CSR in Scotland. He succeeds Susan Rice, chief executive of Lloyds TSB Scotland, and was appointed directly by SBC's president, HRH Prince Charles.

Sir Robert brings a tremendous amount of experience to the role. He started his career with 3i in 1968, when it pioneered the concept of private equity, and has held managing directorships and chief executive roles in a range of financial and investment institutions.

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