Robert has extensive international experience, having been based in New York, London, Hong Kong, and Australia. Prior to working at Direct Line Group, he was Chief Information Security Officer for Euronext and worked for ANZ Bank in Melbourne, Australia where he was responsible for Technology Risk and Security for their International Global Markets division. He was also Head of Global Risk and Governance for Prudential plc PGDS division for many years, supporting the division globally with extensive travel of Asia and the USA. He holds an LLB in Law (London), MBA (Cranfield), and a post graduate qualification in Executive IT Management from Columbia University in New York.