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Robin Thompson

Trustee

Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce

Although a UK citizen by birth, after 25 years Robin feels comfortable claiming to be a New Yorker. He has been a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (RSA) for even longer and has been directly involved in organizing events in the USA and representing the Society in Manhattan.

Robin has special knowledge of corporate branding and communications. He is currently a senior advisor to Landor Associates, a leading firm of branding consultants and designers and to Young & Rubicam Brands. His clients have included Samsung in Korea, Fletcher Challenge in New Zealand, Boehringer Mannheim in Germany, Tenaris in Argentina, and The Gillette Company here in the U.S. His business career began in the oil industry with Shell in the UK, Australia, and Germany, followed by McKinsey & Company as a management consultant in the UK and Germany.

Robin has a degree in economics from Cambridge University and was winner of numerous rowing events at Henley Royal Regatta and in the Oxford-Cambridge boat race.

Focus: United States, Americas

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Last Updated: Jul 24, 2007