Michael Dobson

Michael William Romsey Dobson (born 13 May 1952) is a British businessman. He is the chairman and former chief executive (CEO) of Schroders plc, a British multinational asset management company. Early life He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. Career Dobson has been the chairman of Schroders since April 2016. Previously he served as chief executive of Schroders from November 2001 to April 2016. From 1973 to 2000, he worked at Morgan Grenfell and Deutsche Bank. He served as chief executive at Morgan Grenfell Group from 1989 to 1996 and member of the board of managing directors of Deutsche Bank AG from 1996 to 2000. His move from CEO to chairman of Schroders was widely criticised, for example in The Independent, "City in uproar as Schroders tycoons flout the rules on good governance".