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John Barton (businessman)

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John Barton
Born
Robert John Orr Barton

(1944-08-23)23 August 1944
Lahore, British India (now Pakistan)
Died4 December 2021(2021-12-04) (aged 77)
NationalityBritish
EducationGordonstoun
Alma materUniversity of Strathclyde
Occupation(s)Chairman, Next plc
Chairman, EasyJet
Board member ofNext plc
EasyJet
SSP Group
SpouseAnne Barton

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

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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