Robert Voss is HM Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire. Now retired from a career in the metal industry, having also chaired the European Federation in Brussels for 16 years, he devotes his time and energy to serving the people of Hertfordshire. He has a special interest in young entrepreneurs, through his involvement with Hertfordshire Young Enterprise, as a venture partner investing in a number of young companies and as a trustee of the Young Person of the Year Charity.  He also established a Young Entrepreneurs Challenge.  He is a Governor of The University of Hertfordshire and a member of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation survivors’ testimony committee.

He was awarded the CBE in 2014 for ‘services to British Industry and voluntary work in the UK’.

Robert was elected President of East Anglia RFCA in 2022.