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Sir Robin Saxby was involved in founding ARM and joined the company full-time in February 1991 as President and Chief Executive Officer, becoming Chairman in October 2001. Prior to ARM, he was with ES2, Motorola Semiconductors and Henderson Security Systems Limited. He has also served as Chairman of the Open Microprocessor Initiative Advisory Group, which advised on collaborative R&D activity within Europe. He holds a BEng in Electronics and is a chartered engineer, Hon FIEE and FREng. He has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Liverpool where he is a Visiting Professor, has honorary doctorates from Loughborough University and the University of Essex, and has received the Faraday Medal of the IEE (Institute of Electrical Engineers). He was knighted in the 2002 New Year’s Honours List. He currently serves as Deputy President of the IEE, where he is also a trustee. He is a non-executive director of Glotel plc.