Steve Robson

Biographical Information
"Sir. Steve Robson, CB has been Managing Director and Executive Director of Newfound NV since April 2009. Sir. Robson has extensive experience within the property industry having worked for Macquarie's Real Estate Structured Finance operation in Manchester from 2007 to 2008. Sir. Robson served as Second Permanent Secretary of HM Treasury until January 2001 and also served as Managing Director of Finance and Regulation Directorate. At HM Treasury, Sir. Robson also served on Regulation 115 Governance Board of Directors and Secretary Directorate. He served as a Senior Civil Servant in U K, and was responsible for a wide variety of Treasury interests. Sir. Robson served as Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and a two year secondment to Investors in Industry, ICFC, (now 3i). Since 1997, he was responsible for legal framework for regulation of the UK financial services industry, Public private partnerships, procurement policy including the private finance initiative and the Treasury's enterprises and Growth Unit. Sir. Robson also worked from 1998 to 2007 with Singer & Friedlander as an Executive Director with overall responsibility for and management of the Manchester Office and the property loan book in particular. Sir. Robson has been Non-Executive Independent Director at Xstrata PLC since February 25, 2002. He serves as Non Executive Director of JP Morgan Cazenove Holdings, The Financial Reporting Council Limited and Partnerships UK PLC. He serves as a Director of Cazenove Group Plc. Sir. Robson served as an Independent Non Executive Director of The Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc, a subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC until February 6, 2009. He served as a Director at Cazenove Group Limited. He served as an Independent Non-executive Director of National Westminster Bank PLC since July 2001. He served as a Non Executive Director of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC from July 2001 to February 2, 2009. Sir. Robson serves as Member of the Chairman Advisory Committee of KPMG."

Affiliations

 * Advisory board, Reform (UK think tank)