Robert Goldsmith
Deputy General Counsel, Ferguson Enterprises (Newport News, Virginia)
Rob is responsible for supporting Ferguson’s e-commerce businesses as well as the corporate venture capital group. Previously, Rob was Head of Legal at Ferguson plc based in the UK with responsibility for Ferguson’s international M&A, treasury, tax and other headquarter business groups, as well as General Counsel for Ferguson’s Central Europe businesses. Since qualifying in the corporate team at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London and then moving to Ferguson (previously known as Wolseley), Rob has a wide experience of working on and managing global M&A transactions.