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In October 2008 he joined the board of the [[Royal Bank of Scotland]] as a non-executive director.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/2795330/Royal-Bank-of-Scotland-shakes-up-boardroom-with-new-directors.html Royal Bank of Scotland shakes up boardroom with new directors]</ref> He was appointed to the board of [[Aviva]] plc in September 2011 and became Chairman in July 2013.<ref>[http://www.aviva.com/investor-relations/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/john-mcfarlane/ Aviva plc Board of Directors - John McFarlane]</ref> He was previously deputy chairman and chairman designate and became executive deputy Chairman in May 2012. He was president of the [[International Monetary Conference]] (the annual meeting of the heads of the world’s major banks and central banks) and was chairman of the [[Australian Bankers' Association]]. While in the United Kingdom, he was a member of the [[Bank of England]] Financial Law Review Panel and in 1992, he chaired The McFarlane Report - the review of “The Future Development of Auditing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.” More recently, he served as a member of the governing body of the Economics Research Institute for the [[Association of South East Asian Nations & East Asia]]. In December 2013 he was appointed Chairman of FirstGroup.<ref>[http://hsprod.investis.com/servlet/HsPublic?context=ir.access&ir_option=RNS_NEWS&item=1652716300402688&ir_client_id=2899&transform=newsitem FIRSTGROUP PLC - Directorate Change]</ref>
In October 2008 he joined the board of the [[Royal Bank of Scotland]] as a non-executive director.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/2795330/Royal-Bank-of-Scotland-shakes-up-boardroom-with-new-directors.html Royal Bank of Scotland shakes up boardroom with new directors]</ref> He was appointed to the board of [[Aviva]] plc in September 2011 and became Chairman in July 2013.<ref>[http://www.aviva.com/investor-relations/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/john-mcfarlane/ Aviva plc Board of Directors - John McFarlane]</ref> He was previously deputy chairman and chairman designate and became executive deputy Chairman in May 2012. He was president of the [[International Monetary Conference]] (the annual meeting of the heads of the world’s major banks and central banks) and was chairman of the [[Australian Bankers' Association]]. While in the United Kingdom, he was a member of the [[Bank of England]] Financial Law Review Panel and in 1992, he chaired The McFarlane Report - the review of “The Future Development of Auditing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.” More recently, he served as a member of the governing body of the Economics Research Institute for the [[Association of South East Asian Nations & East Asia]]. In December 2013 he was appointed Chairman of FirstGroup.<ref>[http://hsprod.investis.com/servlet/HsPublic?context=ir.access&ir_option=RNS_NEWS&item=1652716300402688&ir_client_id=2899&transform=newsitem FIRSTGROUP PLC - Directorate Change]</ref>


Most recently he has been appointed as Chairman of [[Barclays]] and joined the board with effect from 1 January 2015.<ref>[http://www.barclays.com/content/dam/barclayspublic/docs/InvestorRelations/IRNewsPresentations/2014News/20140912-John-McFarlane-to-succeed-Sir-DavidWalker.pdf John McFarlane to succeed Sir David Walker as Barclays Chairman]</ref><ref>[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9857db9e-3a52-11e4-8ee4-00144feabdc0.html#slide0 Barclays appoints Aviva’s John McFarlane as chairman]</ref> He was appointed executive chairman of Barclays in July 2015 until a permanent replacement could be found for their departing chief executive Antony Jenkins.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33438914 |title=Barclays sacks chief executive Antony Jenkins |work=BBC |publisher=BBC |date=2015-07-08 |accessdate=2015-07-08 |quote=Barclays' chairman John McFarlane has been appointed executive chairman until Mr Jenkins' successor is appointed. }}</ref> He is also chairman of TheCityUK.
Most recently he has been appointed as Chairman of [[Barclays]] and joined the board with effect from 1 January 2015.<ref>[http://www.barclays.com/content/dam/barclayspublic/docs/InvestorRelations/IRNewsPresentations/2014News/20140912-John-McFarlane-to-succeed-Sir-DavidWalker.pdf John McFarlane to succeed Sir David Walker as Barclays Chairman]</ref><ref>[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9857db9e-3a52-11e4-8ee4-00144feabdc0.html#slide0 Barclays appoints Aviva’s John McFarlane as chairman]</ref> He was appointed executive chairman of Barclays in July 2015 until a permanent replacement could be found for their departing chief executive Antony Jenkins.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-33438914 |title=Barclays sacks chief executive Antony Jenkins |work=BBC |publisher=BBC |date=2015-07-08 |accessdate=2015-07-08 |quote=Barclays' chairman John McFarlane has been appointed executive chairman until Mr Jenkins' successor is appointed. }}</ref> He is also chairman of TheCityUK.


==Honours==
==Honours==

Revision as of 10:43, 21 June 2018

John McFarlane
Born14 June 1947 (1947-06-14) (age 77)
NationalityBritish
Australian[1]
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
London Business School
Occupation(s)Group Chairman, Barclays

John Thomas McFarlane OBE (born 14 June 1947) is a British businessman, currently serving as group chairman of Barclays.

Early life

He was born in Dumfries and attended Dumfries Academy. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, Cranfield and the London Business School.

Career

He began his career in manufacturing with Ford of Europe in 1969, subsequently having a career in banking. He spent eighteen years with Citibank, ultimately as head of Citibank in Ireland and the United Kingdom.[2] In 1993 he became Group Executive Director of Standard Chartered Plc. based in London and Hong Kong. He was Chief Executive of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ), one of Australia's leading banks, after a decade of service, during which time he turned around the financial performance of the bank, and spearheaded an effort, called "Breakout", to transform the Bank. He retired in 2007.[3]

In October 2008 he joined the board of the Royal Bank of Scotland as a non-executive director.[4] He was appointed to the board of Aviva plc in September 2011 and became Chairman in July 2013.[5] He was previously deputy chairman and chairman designate and became executive deputy Chairman in May 2012. He was president of the International Monetary Conference (the annual meeting of the heads of the world’s major banks and central banks) and was chairman of the Australian Bankers' Association. While in the United Kingdom, he was a member of the Bank of England Financial Law Review Panel and in 1992, he chaired The McFarlane Report - the review of “The Future Development of Auditing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.” More recently, he served as a member of the governing body of the Economics Research Institute for the Association of South East Asian Nations & East Asia. In December 2013 he was appointed Chairman of FirstGroup.[6]

Most recently he has been appointed as Chairman of Barclays and joined the board with effect from 1 January 2015.[7][8] He was appointed executive chairman of Barclays in July 2015 until a permanent replacement could be found for their departing chief executive Antony Jenkins.[9] He is also chairman of TheCityUK.

Honours

He has been awarded the OBE, the Australian Centenary Medal and the inaugural Cranfield Distinguished Alumnus award. He has banking and securities fellowships in the UK, Australia and Hong Kong and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

References

  1. ^ "John MCFARLANE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Companies House. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ RBS profile: John McFarlane
  3. ^ No more Sekrets for McFarlane
  4. ^ Royal Bank of Scotland shakes up boardroom with new directors
  5. ^ Aviva plc Board of Directors - John McFarlane
  6. ^ FIRSTGROUP PLC - Directorate Change
  7. ^ John McFarlane to succeed Sir David Walker as Barclays Chairman
  8. ^ Barclays appoints Aviva’s John McFarlane as chairman
  9. ^ "Barclays sacks chief executive Antony Jenkins". BBC. BBC. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015. Barclays' chairman John McFarlane has been appointed executive chairman until Mr Jenkins' successor is appointed.
Business positions
Preceded by Group Chairman of Barclays plc
23 April 2015 – present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Antony Jenkins (as Group Chief Executive)
Executive Chairman of Barclays plc
17 July 2015 – 1 December 2015
Succeeded by
Jes Staley (as Group Chief Executive)