Martin Wakefield Jacomb

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Sir Martin Jacomb is Deputy Chairman of Barclays Bank 1985-93, is on the Board of Trustees of the Global Warming Policy Foundation and is on the advisory council of New Europe He is a former Chancellor of the University of Buckingham

In 1998 he had been a Prudential "director since 1994 and Chairman since 1995. Chairman of Delta plc. Director of Rio Tinto plc and Marks & Spencer plc." He was suceeded as chair of Prudential in 2000 by Sir Roger Hurn.

"Sir Martin brings to the Share plc Board a wealth of experience from across the business spectrum. His previous experience includes serving as Chairman of Prudential, Chairman of BZW, Deputy Chairman of Barclays plc, Chairman of Canary Wharf plc and directorships at the Bank of England, Rio Tinto plc, and Marks and Spencer plc."

"As the Chairman of the Advisory Board of First Avenue Partners LLP, Sir Martin Jacomb who was knighted in 1985 for services to the City, brings a great depth of experience and wisdom to the Partnership. Sir Martin was Chairman of Barclays de Zoete Wedd from 1986 to 1991 and simultaneously was Deputy Chairman of Barclays Bank plc until his retirement from the bank in 1993. He was a Director of The Bank of England from 1986 to 1995 and Chairman of Postel Investment Management from 1991 to 1995. Sir Martin was appointed Chairman of Prudential plc in 1995 from which he retired in 2000. In 2007 he retired from the boards of Rio Tinto plc and Marks & Spencer plc. Sir Martin was Chairman of the British Council from 1992 to 1998. He was a Trustee of the National Heritage Memorial Fund from 1982 to 1997 and a member of The Committee on Standards in Public Life (The Nolan Committee) from 1994 to 1997. He was also a Director of the Oxford Playhouse Trust. Sir Martin is presently Chairman Share plc (the Share Centre) and, until 2011, was Chairman of Canary Wharf Group plc."


 * Chair, Pension Corporation
 * Advisory Council, Open Europe
 * Advisory Board, Koestler Trust