Marcus Agius
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Agius speaking at the CBI Climate Change Summit 2008
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| Born |
Marcus Ambrose Paul Agius 22 July 1946 United Kingdom |
| Alma mater |
Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge (BA, MA) Harvard Business School (MBA) |
| Occupation | Group chairman of Barclays |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine de Rothschild |
| Children | 2 |
Marcus Ambrose Paul Agius (/ˈeɪdʒəs/; born 22 July 1946) is a British financier and former group chairman of Barclays. He serves on the BBC's new executive board as a senior non-executive director.
Marcus Agius was born on 22 July 1946, the son of Ena Eleanora (née Hueffer) and Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Victor Louis Benedict Agius. He is of part Maltese descent, and was educated at St George's College, Weybridge. He earned his degree in Mechanical Sciences and Economics at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Agius' banking career began at the investment bank, Lazard, where he worked from 1972 to 2006 holding several senior positions. He was appointed as the chairman of the London branch of Lazard in 2001 and deputy chairman of Lazard LLC in 2002. He joined BAA PLC as a non-executive director in 1995 and served as its chairman from 2002 till 2006.
On 1 September 2006, Agius joined the Barclays board as a non-executive director and succeeded Matthew Barrett as chairman from 1 January 2007. His most recently reported salary was £750,000.
On 2 July 2012 it was announced that Agius would resign following the Barclays fine for manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) by some Barclays employees in the Libor scandal. In November 2012, it was reported that he might be retained as a consultant.
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