J. Martin Taylor

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(millionaire, businessman, banker)
Martin Taylor Syngenta.jpg
Born1952
NationalityBritish
Alma materEton, Balliol College (Oxford)
Member ofBilderberg/Steering committee, Goldman Sachs/International Advisors, WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow/1993
Interestspublic-private partnerships
UK Millionaire banker and businessman. Former Bilderberg steering committee

J. Martin Taylor is a multi-millionaire UK businessman and former member of the Bilderberg/Steering committee. He is former chief executive of Barclays Bank and former external member of the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee.

Career

Martin Taylor was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, where he earned a degree in Oriental languages.

He joined Reuters as a journalist in 1974, before moving to the Financial Times in 1978, where he edited the paper's "Lex" column.

In 1984, he joined the board of Courtaulds, becoming chief executive of Courtaulds Textiles by 1990. He became chief executive of Barclays four years later, in 1994, remaining there until 1998. He joined the board at retail chain W H Smith in 1999, eventually becoming chief executive before departing in 2003.[1]

He was a member of the UK Parliament select Committee for Science and Technology for five years. He also joined the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and compiled their 2001 Commission on Public/Private Partnerships report, where he insisted there should be 'no ideological barriers to private sector involvement in "core" public services such as clinical and intermediate health care, the management of education and local government services.'[2]

Taylor is vice-chairman of the board of RTL Group[3], and was formerly chairman of the agrochemical company Syngenta AG and of the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture. He was an international adviser to Goldman Sachs until 2005.

He was appointed to the Bank of England Financial Policy Committee in March 2013, but retired in 2020.

MV Odyssey

On 14 May 2022, Martin Taylor posted on the Gouvia Marina News Hub Facebook page:

On Thursday this week my boat Odyssey was berthed on B64 when someone boarded her, found their way onboard and stole my Steiner Commander 7x50 Binoculars with attached Compass. Did anyone see anything and if you hear of anyone trying to sell what are very specialised binoculars then please call me on +447786930611.

I am offering £100 reward for their return.

I have reported this to the Marina office.

Martin Taylor Owner

MV Odyssey[4]

Focus on the NHS

On 11 June 2022, @tomthesocialist tweeted:

I saw a message asking what my views on Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting are:

Starmer took a £95,000 donation from Martin Taylor, he has a 10m stake in UnitedHealth Group and is seeking £1bn of NHS contracts, Streeting met with Blackrock in January.

I feel the NHS is on the cards regardless.[5]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/199322 April 199325 April 1993Greece
Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel
Vouliagmeni
The 41st Bilderberg, held in Greece
Bilderberg/19942 June 19945 June 1994Finland
Helsinki
The 42nd Bilderberg, in Helsinki.
Bilderberg/19958 June 199511 June 1995Greece
Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel
Vouliagmeni
The 43rd Bilderberg. Held at the Burgenstock Hotel in Burgenstock, Switzerland.
Bilderberg/199630 May 19962 June 1996Canada
Toronto
The 44th Bilderberg, held in Canada
Bilderberg/199712 June 199715 June 1997US
Lake Lanier
Georgia (State)
The 45th Bilderberg meeting
Bilderberg/199814 May 199817 May 1998Scotland
Turnberry
The 46th Bilderberg meeting, held in Scotland, chaired by Peter Carrington
Bilderberg/19993 June 19996 June 1999Portugal
Sintra
The 47th Bilderberg, 111 participants
Bilderberg/200124 May 200127 May 2001Sweden
Stenungsund
The 49th Bilderberg, in Sweden. Reported on the WWW.
Bilderberg/200315 May 200318 May 2003France
Versailles
The 51st Bilderberg, in Versailles, France
Bilderberg/20043 June 20046 June 2004Italy
Stresa
The 52nd such meeting. 126 recorded guests
Bilderberg/20055 May 20058 May 2005Germany
Rottach-Egern
The 53rd Bilderberg, 132 guests
Bilderberg/200731 May 20073 June 2007Turkey
Istanbul
The 55th Bilderberg meeting, held in Turkey
Bilderberg/20085 June 20088 June 2008US
Virginia
Chantilly
The 56th Bilderberg, Chantilly, Virginia, 139 guests
Bilderberg/200914 May 200917 May 2009Greece
Vouliagmeni
The 57th Bilderberg
Bilderberg/20103 June 20106 June 2010Spain
Hotel Dolce Sitges
Barcelona
The 122 guests met in the Hotel Dolce Sitges, Barcelona, Spain.
Bilderberg/20119 June 201112 June 2011Switzerland
Hotel Suvretta
St. Moritz
59th meeting, in Switzerland, 129 guests
Bilderberg/20136 June 20139 June 2013Watford
UK
The 2013 Bilderberg group meeting.
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