Sir Robin Saxby FREng BEng CEng HonFIET was involved in the founding of ARM and served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since joining the company full-time in February 1991. Besides directing ARM, Sir Robin was also appointed to the board of Glotel plc as a non-executive director in April 1999. Sir Robin has also served as Chairman of the Open Microprocessor Initiative Advisory Group, a European Union panel set up to advise on collaborative R&D activity in Europe. In 2000, Sir Robin was awarded an honorary Doctorate D.Eng from Liverpool University. He was also appointed a visiting professor to his old department of electronics at the University. In July 2001, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate D.Tech from Loughborough University. He was awarded a Knighthood in the 2002 New Year Honours for services to the Information Technology industry and in July 2002, Sir Robin was awarded the 2002 IEE Faraday Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the electronic engineering industry. In November 2002, Sir Robin was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) and in July 2003, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate from the University of Essex. He is currently President of the IET.
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