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Martin Taylor
- Chairman; Foundation Board
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Martin Taylor's career has spanned the worlds of finance,
industry, public policy and journalism. After studying
Chinese at Oxford University he worked for Reuters in
Paris, Frankfurt and London, before moving to the Financial
Times where he wrote for the Lex column.
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Martin Taylor is Chairman of the Foundation Board and
the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Syngenta. He
is an adviser to Goldman Sachs International and a Vice-Chairman
of RTL Group SA. He was formerly Chief Executive Officer
of Courtaulds Textiles and of Barclays plc . For five
years he was a member of the British Government’s
Council for Science and Technology and Chairman of the
Commission set up by the UK Institute of Public Policy
Research on public/private partnerships.
He is an important guide for the future development and
work of the Foundation at a time when sustainable agriculture
is seen as an essential engine in economic growth in the
developing world. “I am convinced that the private sector
has an essential role to play in promoting sustainable
agriculture and the reduction of poverty and hunger,”
said Taylor. “The Syngenta Foundation is uniquely placed
to promote these aims and I am looking forward to leading
its future work.”
Imhof has decided to step down from his position due to
his extended illness. His vision and leadership resulted
in the establishment of the Syngenta Foundation in 2001.
His humanism and strong commitment to sustainable agriculture
and to the reduction of poverty and hunger in the developing
world has inspired and guided the work of the Foundation
over the past four years.
Martin Taylor's career has spanned the worlds of finance,
industry, public policy and journalism. After studying
Chinese at Oxford University he worked for Reuters in
Paris, Frankfurt and London, before moving to the Financial
Times where he wrote for the Lex column. In 1982, at the
age of 30, he went to work for Courtaulds plc, becoming
responsible for the textile division in 1987. This business
was spun off as Courtaulds Textiles plc in 1990 with Martin
as its Chief Executive. At the end of 1993 he became CEO
of Barclays plc and served there for five years.
Since 1999 he has been an adviser to Goldman Sachs International, where he chairs the asset management company and the audit and compliance committee. He has held non-executive posts at the British retailer WHSmith plc (Chairman, 1999-2003), the Luxembourg-based media company RTL Group sa, where he is currently Vice Chairman, and the US biotech company Antigenics Inc. He chairs the pension trust at WHSmith.
He has advised the British Government on a number of financial policy issues, and was for five years a member of its Council for Science and Technology. He was also Chairman of the Commission set up by the UK Institute of Public Policy Research on public/private partnerships.
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