Background
JACOMB, Martin was born on November 11, 1929 in Chiddingfold, Surrey. Son of Felise Jacomb and Hilary W. Jacomb.
JACOMB, Martin was born on November 11, 1929 in Chiddingfold, Surrey. Son of Felise Jacomb and Hilary W. Jacomb.
Student, Eton College, England. Master of Arts in Law, Oxford University, 1953. Doctorate (honorary), University Humberside, 1993.
Doctorate (honorary), University Buckingham, 1997. Doctorate (honorary), Oxford University, 1997.
Chairman 1976-1985; Chairman The Merchants Trust PLC 1974-1985, Transatlantic Fund Inc. 1978-1985; Director Christian Salvesen PLC 1974-1988, Hudson’s Bay Company, Canada 1971-1986. Deputy Chairman Barclays Bank PLC since 1985.
Chairman Barclays de Zoete Wedd since 1986. Deputy Chairman Securities and Investments Board Ltd. 1985-1987; Director Hudson’s Bay Company, Canada 1971-1986, British Gas PLC 1981-1988, Daily Telegraph since 1986, Bank of England since 1986.
Honorary Master Bench of the Middle Temple 1987. External; Director Commercial Union Assurance Company PLC 1984-1988, Deputy Chairman since 1988, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Ltd. since 1987, Federation Reserve Bank Institute Capital Markets Advisory Committee since 1987, RTZ Corporation PLC since 1988. Trustee, National Heritage Memorial Fund since 1982.
Director The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1987-1992. Member finance committee Oxford University Press, 1971-1995. Trustee National Heritage Memorial Fund, 1982-1997, World Monuments Fund, since 1999.
Chancellor University Buckingham, since 1998. Member Inner Temple (honorary master of the bench 1987).
Married Evelyn Heathcoat Amory, 1960. Children: Emma, Matthew, Thomas.