Background
Timothy Martin was born on 28 April 1955.
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Tim Martin
Edit Profilefounder chairman of Wetherspoons
Education
He was educated at eleven different schools in Northern Ireland and New Zealand including Campbell College in Belfast. He studied law at the University of Nottingham.
Career
His early jobs included work on a construction site in Ware, and acting as a sales representative for The Times. In 2005, he was voted the fifth most influential person in the United Kingdom public industry. Martin is a Eurosceptic and has been convinced for many years that the Euro will collapse.
He is an admirer of Sam Walton"s business philosophy.
He makes numerous visits to Wetherspoon"s outlets to talk to staff, his favourite ale being Greene King Abbot. Martin retains an approximately 25 percent stake in the company.
