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Awarded Hotelier of the Year in 2003, Outstanding Contribution Catey in 2014 (hotel industry Oscar’s), Lifetime Achievement by the AA in 2015 and Lifetime Achievement Award by Cateys in 2021. Robin is known as an innovative and entrepreneurial hotelier with 40 years’ experience in some of the world’s most famous hotels.   

Robin trained with The Savoy group London and Hôtel de Crillon in Paris, this was followed by spells at Elbow Beach Hotel in Bermuda, then Chewton Glen in the New Forest. In 1994 Robin co-founded the hugely influential Hotel du Vin group.  

Robin was Non-Exec Director, then Executive Chairman alongside Nick Jones at Soho House Group for 14 years until in 2008 the group was successfully sold for £105m   

In their relatively short existence (founded in 2011), THE PIG hotels have been trailblazers in the country house sector mould-breaking the way things are done. Endorsed by winning a 4th Catey, this time for Independent Hotel of the Year 2013, the group is now eight strong with more in the pipeline.