Simon Robey

Sir Simon Robey
Born	Simon Christopher Townsend Robey July 1960 (age 56)
Nationality	British
Occupation	Investment banking

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

Education

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

Career

Robey was joint head of mergers and acquisition at Morgan Stanley.^[2] In 2013, Robey founded the boutique investment bank Robey Warshaw with Philip Apostolides and Simon Warshaw.^[3]

Cultural work

Robey joined the board of the Royal Opera House on 1 July 2006,^[4][5] and is now its Chair.^[6][7] In 2016 he also became the Chair of Aldeburgh Music. Robey was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours for 2016 "for services to Music".^[8]

References

1. "Simon Christopher Townsend ROBEY - Personal Appointments". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
2. 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.
3. Schäfer, Daniel (2014-04-03). "Conscious uncoupling of three Simons forms two new boutiques". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
4. "ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN FOUNDATION - Officers". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
5. "ROYAL OPERA HOUSE ENTERPRISES LIMITED - Officers". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
6. "Boards and Committees — Royal Opera House". www.roh.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
7. "Lend us a tenor says Royal Opera House chairman". Evening Standard. 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
8. "Birthday Honours lists 2016 - Publications". www.gov.uk. HM Government. 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2016-06-12.