Director - Strategy and Corporate Services
T: + 44 (0)114 223 2345
E: phil.roberts@sheffield.gov.uk
Prior to taking up his current post, Phil was Chief Executive of Sheffield First for Investment, the investment agency for the City, from 2000 to 2007. Leading a team of 20 people, Phil was responsible for the marketing of Sheffield to potential investors both within and outside the City and working with companies to make investment as easy as possible.
Phil began his career as a civil servant with the Department of Trade and Industry, where he spent 7 years developing and delivering regional policy in Liverpool, London and Manchester. Prior to moving to Sheffield in June 2000, Phil worked for 7 years in Ernst and Young’s Economics Group, in London, where he specialised on financial support for investment projects, advising corporate clients on their location strategies and advising regional and national development agencies on attracting investment. He is the author of “Choosing Your European Business Location” published by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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