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 Kevin
Roberts is a prominent international business leader, a passionate
advocate for New Zealand, and a provocative speaker on contemporary issues
at many of the world's leading business forums.
Kevin is the New York-based CEO Worldwide of Saatchi & Saatchi, one
of the world's leading creative organizations with a team of 6000 people
across 86 countries. Appointed in 1997, he previously held international
marketing and leadership positions with Mary Quant (UK and Europe),
Gillette (Europe), Procter & Gamble (Europe and Middle East), PepsiCo
(Middle East and Canada), and Lion Nathan (new Zealand and Australia). He
is a member of the Publicis Groupe Directoire, Paris, Saatchi &
Saatchi's parent company.
Kevin's published marketing and management books include Lovemarks:
the Future Beyond Brands (18 languages), sisomo: the future on
screen, and Diesel: XXX Years of Diesel Communication. With
colleagues from Waikato's Management School, Clive Gilson, Mike Pratt and
Ed Weymes, he co-wrote Peak Performance: Lessons for Business from the
World's Leading Sports Organizations.
In October 2001 Kevin became CEO in Residence at Cambridge University's
Judge Business School. He holds Honorary Professorships from the
University of Auckland's Faculty of Business and Economics, the Peruvian
University of Applied Sciences, and Lancaster University, England. Kevin
was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Waikato in 1998, in
recognition for his contribution to business and sport. In 2009 he will
receive an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Lancaster University.
Kevin is a trustee of the Auckland charity, the Turn Your Life Around
Trust. A former director of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union, he is
the current Chairman of the Board of USA Rugby. He was appointed a
Director of Telecom, New Zealand's largest publicly-listed company, in
2008.
Born in Lancaster in the north of England, Kevin attended Lancaster Royal
Grammar School. In 1989 he moved with his family to Auckland. Kevin, who
is married to Rowena Roberts, has two daughters and two sons. A New
Zealand citizen, he has homes in Auckland, New York, St Tropez and
Grasmere in the English Lake District.
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