| Robert Wilson | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Known For: | Former chairman of Rio Tinto Group and of BG Group |
Sir Robert Wilson (born 1942/1943) is a British businessman. He has been the chairman of Rio Tinto Group and of BG Group.[1]
Wilson started his career with Mobil, and then Dunlop Tyres, before joining the mining company Rio Tinto in 1970.[2] He rose to chief executive in 1991.[2] RTZ merged with CRA to form Rio Tinto in 1996, and he became deputy chairman.[2] He was executive chairman from 1999 to 2003.[2] He retired in October 2003 with a £656,000 annual pension, and "one of the largest pension pots enjoyed by UK directors, with a transfer value of £14.6m", and was succeeded by Paul Skinner.[3]
In 2004, Wilson became non-executive chairman BG Group, having been a non-executive director since 2002.[2] In 2005, The Times included him at #28 in its Power 100 list.[2]
Wilson was a non-executive director of Boots from 1991 to 1998, and of GlaxoSmithKline from 2003.[2]
In 2010, he become the first patron of the University of Dundee's Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP).[4]
Wilson was appointed a KCMG by the UK government.[4]