Robin Southwell, OBE, is a British businessman. He is the UK head of the aerospace company EADS (now Airbus). He was born on (1960-04-10) 10 April 1960 (age 64), the son of Peter and Susan Southwell, and lives in Cobham, Surrey. He was educated at Finchley Manor Hill Comprehensive school in Barnet, and went on to read economics and history at the University of Hull.[1]

Robin Southwell
OBE
Born (1960-04-10) 10 April 1960 (age 64)
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Hull
OccupationCEO of EADS UK (now Airbus)
SpouseSally Deakin
Parents
  • Peter Southwell (father)
  • Susan Southwell (mother)

Career

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Southwell worked for British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) from 1981 to 2000. From 2001 to 2002, he was CEO of W S Atkins. He joined EADS in January 2003, initially as CEO of Airtanker Ltd. In July 2005, he was appointed CEO of EADS UK.[2]

Other appointments

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Other appointments include:[2]

Personal life

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In 1988, he married Sally Deakin and they have one son and one daughter.[1]

Controversy

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On 10 May 2014, The Independent newspaper published a report detailing the circumstances surrounding the demise of the company Corporate Jet Services. This company collapsed in 2007, owing its main creditor, HBOS, about £100m. Robin Southwell said via his lawyers that he "was appointed by HBOS to assist a company in difficulty and was only ever a non-executive director that acted on the bank's instructions".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Who's Who 2011, page 2158
  2. ^ a b "Forthcoming events - Biography of Robin Southwell". Ccfgb.co.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. ^ Harper, Tom (10 May 2014). "Exclusive: The Cameron crony, the private jet company, and a crash landing that cost taxpayers £100m - UK Politics". Independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved 19 May 2014.