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Robin Saunders’ Biography

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Robin Saunders is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Clearbrook Capital Partners, a private investment and advisory group regulated by the FCA. Clearbrook specialises in healthcare, financial services/asset management, business services and infrastructure sectors. Established in 2004, Clearbrook’s portfolio companies have managed in excess of €25 billion in assets.

Prior to founding Clearbrook, Robin was a leading corporate banker specialising in principal investing, securitisation, capital markets and corporate finance advisory. Throughout her career, Robin has overseen transactions and investments in 15 countries with a cumulative value in excess of €50 billion. From 1998 to 2004, she was Managing Director of the Principal Finance Group and the agency Asset Securitisation group at WestLB AG. Her WestLB transactions included the purchase, finance and refinancing of Formula One, Wembley Stadium, Odeon Cinemas, Telecom Italia, MidKent Water and Pubmaster among others. More recently, Robin has led buy and build strategies in elderly and complex care homes, petrol stations and SME... Robin Saunders is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Clearbrook Capital Partners, a private investment and advisory group regulated by the FCA. Clearbrook specialises in healthcare, financial services/asset management, business services and infrastructure sectors. Established in 2004, Clearbrook’s portfolio companies have managed in excess of €25 billion in assets.

Prior to founding Clearbrook, Robin was a leading corporate banker specialising in principal investing, securitisation, capital markets and corporate finance advisory. Throughout her career, Robin has overseen transactions and investments in 15 countries with a cumulative value in excess of €50 billion. From 1998 to 2004, she was Managing Director of the Principal Finance Group and the agency Asset Securitisation group at WestLB AG. Her WestLB transactions included the purchase, finance and refinancing of Formula One, Wembley Stadium, Odeon Cinemas, Telecom Italia, MidKent Water and Pubmaster among others. More recently, Robin has led buy and build strategies in elderly and complex care homes, petrol stations and SME finance. Robin is an active investor in technology driven start-ups (healthcare diagnostics, corporate SaaS solutions and financial services platforms).

Robin is a Visiting Fellow at the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, a mentor at the Oxford Foundry, a Governor of the British Film Institute and an enthusiastic supporter of education and the arts, both in the UK and the USA. moreless

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Robin Saunders, Andrew Smith and Phil Stokes have been reappointed to the Board of the BFI

Robin Saunders has been reappointed to the Board of the British Film Institute's Governors for a term of four years, commencing on 09 May 2022 until 08 May 2026.

Robin Saunders’ Background

Clearbrook Capital Partners LLP

Co-Founder, Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer

2004 - Present

London, UK

Robin is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Clearbrook Capital Partners, a private investment and advisory firm specialising in growth companies engaged in healthcare, financial services, business services and property sectors. Clearbrook has investments in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the US.

WestLB

Managing Director, Asset Securitisation & Head of Global Principal Finance Group

1998 - 2004

London, UK

Deutsche Bank

Managing Director of Asset Backed Securities and Co-Head, Principal Finance, Europe

1996 - 1998

London, UK

Chase Manhattan Bank

Managing Director of Asset Backed Securities, Europe

1992 - 1996

Citigroup

Vice President, Corporate Asset Funding

1991 - 1992

London, UK

Citigroup

Vice President of Corporate Asset Funding; Associate in Trade Finance Group

1988 - 1991

Chicago, IL, USA

Robin was an early member of the Asset Securitisation Group at Citi in Chicago. Her clients included companies such as Coca-Cola Bottling, Ryder Trucks, Carolina Freight Corp.

Northern Trust Asset Management

Credit Analyst, Associate in Trade Finance Group

1984 - 1988

Chicago, US

Robin completed her credit and capital markets training at the Northern Trust Company in Chicago and New York. She later served in the Export and Trade Finance group as an originator and product specialist.

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Other Business Interests

Venture Capital Investments

Robin is an active investor in start-ups and early stage companies focused on healthcare diagnostics, corporate SaaS solutions, fintech, IoT and others, mentoring founders and C-suite teams.

Current Board Positions

British Film Institute

Board Governor

May 2018 - Present

London, UK

The appointment of Governors to the Board of the BFI is made by the UK's Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The BFI is the UK’s lead organisation for film, television and the moving image.

Fulbright Commission

Commissioner

London, UK

The aim of the US-UK Fulbright Commission is to encourage cultural understanding between both nations through educational exchange programmes. There are 14 Commissioners (or Trustees), 7 appointed from each nation.

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Previous Board Positions

Office of Rail and Road

Board Member

London, UK

Previously known as The Office of the Rail Regulator UK, The Office of Rail and Road is a non-ministerial department that monitors the safety and regulation of railways across Britain.

Formula One Holdings

Board Member

Formula One Holdings is the former holding company of the Formula One Administration that holds exclusive commercial rights to Formula One Grand Prix races.

Pubmistress Limited

Board Member

The parent company of the Pubmaster group, owner of approximately 3,200 UK based pubs.

Whyte & Mackay Group Limited

Board Member

Glasgow, UK

A holding company established for the acquisition of Whyte & MacKay, the Scotch whisky company.

Odeon Equity Co Limited

Chair

London, UK

The holding company of Odeon Limited, at the time the largest cinema chain in Britain.

BHS Group Limited

Board Member

British Home Stores (BHS) was a UK retailer with over 170 stores.

Sadler's Wells

Board Member

London, UK

Sadler's Wells is a world-leading creative organisation and venue dedicated to dance in all its forms.

Mid Kent Holdings PLC

Board Member

UK Water utility.

Eclipse Scientific Group Limited

Board Member

Mirfield, UK

Subsequently acquired by ALS, this was the holding company for the Eclipse group of companies and the eight follow-on acquisitions in the regulated food testing sector.

Harbourmaster Capital (Holdings) Limited

Board Member

Dublin, IE

The holding company of the Harbourmaster Group, a top ranked European Debt Asset Management Company sold to GSO/Blackstone.

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Philanthropy

Serpentine Galleries

Council Member & Treasurer of The Americas Foundation of the Serpentine Galleries

Jan 2000 - Present

London, UK

The Serpentine Galleries are two contemporary art galleries in Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Central London. Admission to the galleries is free.

Awards & Endorsements

Institute of Directors

Banker of the Year

2002

London, UK

Training & Management Courses

Singularity University

Executive Programme

2018

San Francisco, CA, USA

The Executive Programme at Singularity University encourages leaders to apply emerging and disruptive technologies to address some of the world's most pressing issues.

Fellowships

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Visiting Fellow

Jan 2008 - Present

Oxford, UK

Lecturer, research, events and programmes at the Centre for Corporate Reputation.

Mentoring

Mentore

Mentor

Jan 2000 - Present

London, UK

Robin has acted as mentor to CEOs within FTSE 100 companies. Mentore is a bespoke mentoring service designed to enable businesses to develop their most talented people by placing them with senior mentors.

The Oxford Foundry

Mentor

Robin is an Oxford Foundry mentor. OXFO was set up in 2017 by Oxford University’s Said Business School for the benefit of all students and alumni of the university. Their accelerator, OXFO L.E.V8, helps budding entrepreneurs by providing mentoring from exceptional senior level advisors.

Robin Saunders’ Education

Florida State University

Finance