Career highlights:
Before taking on his current role at Straumann in mid 2019, Alastair Robertson served as Chief HR / People Officer and Member of the Executive Board in each of his three previous companies: Kingfisher Plc (2016–19), C&A (2014–16) and Panalpina (2007–14). In his last role at Kingfisher he also held overall commercial responsibility for their Spanish business, Brico Depot. Prior to this, he spent 11 years with Tetra Pak in senior HR positions and in line management, and then training and development with W.H. Smith and Graham Builders Merchants in the UK. He has considerable international experience, having lived and worked extensively on all continents. He began his professional career in the British Military Forces gaining his Officer’s Commission at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst before serving in the Royal Engineers including in the Falklands as Head of the Joint Services Bomb Disposal Unit.

Qualifications:
MBA from Huddersfield University; Commendation from IMD, Lausanne; Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD).