Dr Geoffrey Robinson, CBE, FREng

Career: IBM: UK Labs 1969-82, scientific centre mangr 1982-84, tech programmes mangr 1984-85, UK tech dir 1985-86, dir of software devpt 1986-88, dir Hursley Lab 1988-92 and 1994-96, dir of technol 1996-97; DG and chief exec Ordnance Survey 1998-99; chief advsr on science and technol DTI 1992-94, chm Br Geological Survey 2002-04 (memb Bd 2001-05); non-exec dir Pirelli Gen plc 2002-05, Pirelli UK Tyres Ltd 2002-05; memb: Centre for Exploitation of Science and Technol 1986-92, NERC 1992-94, SERC 1992-94, PPARC 1994-98, Cncl for the Central Lab of the Research Cncls 1995-98, Bd Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Educn 1997-2000; ESRC: chm Innovation Research Prog 1994-2000, chm Virtual Soc Research Prog 1996-2000; pres BCS 1995-96, vice-pres IEE 1998-2000, dep chm Fndn for Science & Technol 1998-2000; memb Worshipful Co of Info Technologists 1988; Hon DTech King Alfred's Coll Winchester (CNAA) 1992, Hon DUniv Leeds Metropolitan Univ 1997; FIEE 1993, FREng 1994, FBCS 1994 (MBCS 1988)