Martin Taylor

Martin Taylor was an external member of the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2020

Biography

Term of appointment: 1 April 2013 - 31 March 2020 

As of 1 April 2019 Martin Taylor is the Chairman of the RTL Group. He was the former chairman of Syngenta AG and was a member of the Independent Commission on Banking chaired by Sir John Vickers. 

In a career spanning the worlds of finance, industry, public policy, and journalism, he has been Chairman of WH Smith plc (1999-2003), Chief Executive Officer of Barclays plc (1993-98) and Courtaulds Textiles (1990-93). From 1999-2005 he was an adviser to Goldman Sachs International. 

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Speech // Martin Taylor

Rouge – impair – manque: reflections on accounting...

Rouge – impair – manque: reflections on accounting standards - speech by Martin Taylor
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Treasury Select Committee hearing on the...

Treasury Select Committee hearing on the “Bank of England Financial Stability Report” (starting 09:30)
Speech // Martin Taylor

Overcoming macroprudential inertia: an ambush,...

Overcoming macroprudential inertia: an ambush, and the votes that never were - speech by Martin Taylor
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This page was last updated 31 January 2023