Robert Leitao biography
Robert Leitao serves as Independent Director of the Company. He is Managing Partner of Rothschild & Co Gestion, the top holding company of the Rothschild & Co Group. Rothschild & Co Gestion is responsible for all aspects of the Rothschild & Co Group strategy, team and operations across its global network of over 50 offices. Mr. Leitão is also Co-Chairman of the Rothschild & Co Group Executive Committee and Head of its Global Advisory, worldwide. He also serves as Chief Executive of NM Rothschild & Sons, Rothschild & Co’s subsidiary in the United Kingdom. Prior to joining Rothschild & Co in 1998, Mr. Leitão was a Director and Head of UK M&A at Morgan Grenfell & Co. Limited. He graduated with a degree in Engineering from Imperial College, London and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co (KPMG). Mr. Leitão serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of Lowy Family Partners, the private investment business and family office of the Lowy family, Chairman of the not-for-profit digital charity box, Pennies Foundation, and a Member of the Advisory Board of the charity, Centre for Entrepreneurs.
