John_Barton_(businessman)

John Barton (businessman)

John Barton (businessman)

British businessman (1944–2021)

Robert John Orr Barton (23 August 1944 – 4 December 2021) was a British businessman, who was chairman of Next plc and EasyJet.

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Early life

Barton was born in August 1944,[1] in Lahore during the British Raj. He was educated at Gordonstoun, completed an MBA at University of Strathclyde, and was a chartered accountant.[2][3]

Career

Barton became a member of the board of Next in 2002, deputy chairman in 2004 and chairman in 2006. He was the chairman of EasyJet and a non-executive director of SSP Group.[4][3][5][6]

Barton was the chief executive of JIB Group, and chairman of Cable & Wireless, Catlin Group, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Wellington Underwriting, and Brit plc, and a non-executive director of WH Smith and Hammerson.[4][3]

Personal life

Barton lived in the UK.[1] He was married to Anne.[7] He died suddenly on 4 December 2021, at the age of 77.[7][8]

References

  1. [1]
    "NEXT PLC - Officers (free information from Companies House)". Drbeta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. [2]
    ‘BARTON, (Robert) John (Orr)’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
  3. [3]
    "John Barton | Saïd Business School". Sbs.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Our board – Next Plc". Nextplc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  5. [5]
    Martin Strydom (17 April 2013). "John Barton to be next easyJet chairman". Telegraph.co.uk.
  6. [6]
    Jennifer Rankin. "EasyJet replaces Mike Rake with Next chairman John Barton". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  7. [7]
    Sweney, Mark (6 December 2021). "John Barton, former chair of easyJet and Next, dies aged 77". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  8. [8]
    "John Barton obituary". The Times. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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