Robert Godwin, has a long high performance sporting background competing for GBR on the world stage, as an ex member of British Olympic Development Sailing Team.Now, as CEO of Lamington Group, Robert leads a 55+ year old privately held real estate investment, development and operational group, designing, building, and delivering quality, design-focused residential and commercial real estate, with a particular focus on the shorter term accommodation markets. Group brandsThe group operates the fast growing room2 hometels brand, which combines the very best of hotels and Airbnb, putting design and guest experience at the centre of decision making. room2 is focused on becoming an international hospitality brand with a rollout target of 5000 units open by 2030. Other brands within the group include room2 lite, a budget hometel brand, and Missionworks, a holistic co-working offer.SustainabilityUnder Robert's passionate and dedicated commitment to sustainability, Lamington Group and room2 hometels became firmly positioned as global hospitality leaders in the shift to a greener future. In 2021 Lamington Group was the 1st UK hotel group to launch a detailed roadmap to net zero by 2030 using Science Based Targets. Part of the roadmap was a commitment to only build whole life net zero ho(me)tels, which is a gold standard for the built environment, a world first. In 2021, room2 Chiswick opened as the worlds 1st whole life net zero ho(me)tel, a pioneering building set to achieve an 89% energy reduction per m2 compared to a typical UK hotel, setting an example for the global hotel industry of how to reduce energy, greenhouse emissions and carbon impacts.