Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin
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The Lord Smith of Kelvin KT CH |
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Robert Haldane Smith 8 August 1944 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Spouse(s) | Alison Bell, m. 1969 (now The Lady Smith of Kelvin) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Businessman and parliamentarian |
Robert Haldane Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin, KT CH (born 8 August 1944 at Glasgow) is a British businessman and former Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Smith was knighted in 1999, appointed to the House of Lords as an independent crossbench peer in 2008, and appointed Knight of the Thistle in the 2014 New Year Honours. He was also appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honour in 2016.
Lord Smith of Kelvin serves as Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde and Chair of the British Government-backed Green Investment Bank. He is Chairman of IMI plc, Alliance Trust PLC and Forth Ports Limited.
On 19 September 2014, he was appointed as Chair of the newly-formed Scotland Devolution Commission by Prime Minister David Cameron, following the "No" result in the Scottish independence referendum; his role being to oversee devolution commitments spelt out by the Westminster parliamentary leaders, with initial proposals drawn up by November 2014.
Smith grew up in the Maryhill district of Glasgow and was educated at Allan Glen's School, Glasgow.
After leaving school in 1963, Smith failed his first-year English exams at the University of Glasgow. He turned to a career in accountancy and was articled to Robb Ferguson & Company and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1968.
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