Robin Denys Gill

Sir Robin Denys Gill, (7 October 1927 – 26 May 2026) was a British businessman, investor, and television and charity executive.

Life and career Born on 7 October 1927, Gill attended Brasenose College, Oxford. He worked at Unilever for five years before spending another five at British International Paper Ltd. In 1960, he then founded Border TV and was its managing director; in 1964, he moved to the Associated Television Corporation to be its managing director, serving until 1969. In the meantime, he was Chairman of ITCA (1966–67) and then ITN (1968–69). Between 1970 and 1993, he was chairman of the 1970 Trust Ltd. He founded the Trust with £500,000 capital The Times reported that "it is intended to build up investments in selected companies in service fields rather than in manufacturing". Gill was also chairman of Ansvar Insurance from 1975 to 1998. He was involved with several private equity funds and has held directorships in a range of companies. He subsequently served as its Chairman of Executive (1990–2010) and Chairman (2002–10). On retiring as chairman in 2010, he was promoted to Knight Commander.

Gill died on 26 May 2026, at the age of 98.