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| Marcus Ambrose Paul Agius | |
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 Agius speaking at the CBI Climate Change Summit 2008 |
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| Born | 22 July 1946 United Kingdom |
| Residence | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Group Chairman, Barclays |
Marcus Ambrose Paul Agius (born 22 July 1946)[1] is a British financier and businessman, currently the Group Chairman of Barclays. He has also been appointed the senior non-executive director on the BBC's new executive board.
[edit] Biography
He was educated at St George's College, Weybridge, and gained an MA at Trinity Hall, Cambridge in Mechanical Sciences and Economics.[2] In addition, he has an MBA from Harvard Business School.[2]
Agius has been a non-executive Director of Barclays since 1 September 2006, and succeeded Matthew Barrett as Chairman from 1 January 2007. His current salary is £750,000.[3] He was previously chairman of the London branch of investment bank Lazard and non-executive chairman of BAA Limited.
He is married to Katherine (born 1949), daughter of Edmund de Rothschild of the Rothschild banking family of England, with two children, and has a close involvement with the Rothschild family estate, Exbury Gardens in Hampshire.
[edit] References
- ^ "Marcus Agius Biography". Debrett's. http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/a/3299/Marcus+Ambrose.aspx. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ a b http://www.baa.com/assets/B2CPortal/Static%20Files/MarcusAgius12Jul06rev.pdf
- ^ "Marcus Agius profile". Forbes.com. Forbes. http://people.forbes.com/profile/marcus-agius/120573. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
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