Martin Broughton
| Sir Martin Broughton | |
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| Chairman of British Airways | |
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Assumed office July 2004 |
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| Chairman of Liverpool Football Club | |
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In office 10 April 2010 – 13 October 2010 |
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| Succeeded by | Tom Werner |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 April 1947 London, UK |
| Profession | Businessman |
Sir Martin Faulkner Broughton (born 15 April 1947) is a British businessman and Deputy Chairman of International Airlines Group. Formed in January 2011, IAG is the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling. It is a Spanish registered company with shares traded on the London Stock Exchange and Spanish Stock Exchanges. The corporate head office for IAG is in London, UK.. He is also a managing partner at Sports Investment Partners. He is a former chairman of Liverpool Football Club and also served as President of the Confederation of British Industry.
Broughton joined British American Tobacco in 1971, becoming Finance Director in 1988, Group chief executive and Deputy chairman in 1993 and, ultimately, Chairman and chief executive in 1998. In 1999, he also became an independent director of the British Horseracing Board, eventually succeeding Peter Saville as chairman in July 2004, at which point he retired from his roles at BAT.
Other directorships which Broughton has held include Wiggins Teape Group 1989–90 (as chairman), Eagle Star 1992–93 (as chairman) and Whitbread 1993–2000 (as non-executive director).
Broughton was knighted in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to business.
Sir Martin joined the British Airways board as a non-executive director in May 2000 became the Deputy chairman in November 2003 and became chairman in July 2004. Previous relevant experience: Chairman, British Airways 2004-2013.
On 16 April 2010, Liverpool F.C. appointed Martin Broughton to be their new chairman, despite the fact that he is a lifelong Chelsea supporter. Broughton was tasked with expediting the sale of the club to new owners.
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