Simon Robey

Sir Simon Christopher Townsend Robey (born 5 July 1960)[1] is a British investment banker and supporter of cultural organisations[2][3].

Sir

Simon Robey
Born
Simon Christopher Townsend Robey

July 1960 (age 60)
NationalityBritish
OccupationInvestment banking

Education and career

Simon attended Reed's School in Cobham before moving onto Magdalen College, Oxford as a choral scholar to read English.

Robey was co-chairman of global mergers and acquisition at Morgan Stanley.[4][5] In 2013, Robey founded the boutique investment bank Robey Warshaw with Philip Apostolides and Simon Warshaw.[6]

Cultural work

Robey joined the board of the Royal Opera House on 1 July 2006,[7][8] and was its Chair until 2017.[9][10] In 2016 he also became the Chair of Aldeburgh Music (now known as Snape Maltings). Robey was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours for 2016 "for services to Music".[11]

Personal life

Robey was adopted as a child and grew up in Cambridge. Robey is married to Victoria Hull. He has three daughters and three step-children. [12]

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References
  1. "Simon Christopher Townsend ROBEY - Personal Appointments". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  2. "The FT's City List: Sir Simon Robey". ft.com.
  3. "Elite City Dealmakers". thisismoney.co.uk.
  4. Raghavan, Anita (2016-06-02). "Former Morgan Stanley Deal Makers Reunite on Exchange Merger". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  5. Hellier, David (2015-09-19). "The beer's on them: Robey Warshaw, the tiny bank at the heart of a mega-merger". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  6. Schäfer, Daniel (2014-04-03). "Conscious uncoupling of three Simons forms two new boutiques". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  7. "ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN FOUNDATION - Officers". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  8. "ROYAL OPERA HOUSE ENTERPRISES LIMITED - Officers". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  9. "Boards and Committees — Royal Opera House". www.roh.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  10. "Lend us a tenor says Royal Opera House chairman". Evening Standard. 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  11. "Birthday Honours lists 2016 - Publications". www.gov.uk. HM Government. 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  12. "Business profile: The discreet charm of a City prodigy". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
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