Fenton was a regional governor of the New Zealand chapter of Jaycees in 1960, and a world governor of Junior Chamber International.[2] Fenton was strongly opposed to political interference in sport and held strong views on the rugby matches between South Africa and New Zealand.[2]
Fenton owned his own real estate company, Robert Fenton Real Estate, and was a fellow of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand.[2] He died in 2013.[5]