Robert Quarta is an Italian-born American businessman. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross

College of the Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross is an undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA...

 in 1971 and currently serves on the College's Board of Trustees.

He is a partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, a private equity group. He is on the board of two CD&R businesses, Rexel SA

Rexel

Rexel is a French group founded in 1967. It is specialised in the professional distribution of electrical supplies. The solutions offered by Rexel cover a wide range of equipment, including lighting, security, automation, climate control, communication, building automation and renewable energies....

 and Italtel. He is a Non-Executive Director of BAE Systems plc

BAE Systems

BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. BAE is among the world's largest military contractors; in 2009 it was the...

. He has also served on the boards of BTR plc, PowerGen plc and Equant NV

Equant (France Télécom)

Orange Business Services is part of the France Télécom group. Known as Equant before June 2006, Orange Business Services is the entity within the France Télécom Group dedicated to global business telecommunications...

. He was chairman of BBA Group

BBA Group

BBA Aviation plc is a multinational aviation services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.BBA Aviation is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-19th and 20th centuries:...

, renamed BBA Aviation following the demerger of Fiberweb in November 2006. He stepped down as chairman in January 2007.