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Rtn. Ian Robertson
District Governor RID. 9350 (2021-22)
Profession
• Qualified as an Electrical Engineer at University of Cape Town in 1981
• Worked as a Project Engineer in Telecommunications
• Was in charge of developing many radio-based productsInvolved in building two large telephone
networks
Family
• Married to Barbara for 40 years, 4 children and 4 grandchildren
• Wife Barbara is a Consultant at Groote Schuur Hospital, Radio-Oncology
Rotary
• Ian’s son James introduced him to Rotary
• Became a member of Claremont Rotary, 2011
• Has served many different roles as a Rotarian
• Most interesting is the involvement in event management and the Cape Town Cycle Tour,
benefitting some 30 Rotary Clubs
• Barbara and Ian are both major donors and enjoy giving to the work of Rotary together
• Paul Harris Award, 2016
Make mistakes
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
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