Sir Robin Saxby 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. In October 2001, he split the role of Chairman and CEO, becoming Chairman while Warren East took on the role of CEO. Besides directing ARM, Sir Robin was also appointed to the board of Glotel plc as a non-executive director in April 1999. Prior to this, he worked for five years for European Silicon Structures SA, where he was vice-president of Northern Europe, managing director ES2 Limited and president of its USA affiliate US2.
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