Martin Broughton

Sir Martin Broughton
Chairman of British Airways
Incumbent
Assumed office July 2004
Chairman of Liverpool Football Club
In office April 10, 2010 – October 13, 2010
Succeeded by	Tom Werner
Personal details
Born	15 April 1947 (1947-04-15) (age 64) London, United Kingdom
Profession	Businessman

Sir Martin Faulkner Broughton (born 1947) is a British businessman who is the current chairman of British Airways and former chairman of Liverpool Football Club. He is also the Deputy President of Confederation of British Industry (having served as President from 2007 to 2009).

Early career

Broughton joined British American Tobacco in 1971, becoming Finance Director in 1988, Group Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman in 1993 and, ultimately, Chairman and Chief Executive in 1998. In 1999, he also became an independent director of the British Horseracing Board, eventually succeeding Peter Saville as Chairman in July 2004, at which point he retired from his roles at BAT.

Other directorships which Broughton has held include Wiggins Teape Group 1989–90 (as Chairman), Eagle Star 1992–93 (as Chairman) and Whitbread 1993–2000 (as Non-executive Director).^[1]

Broughton was knighted in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to business.^[2][3]

British Airways Chairman

Martin Broughton joined the British Airways board as a non-executive director in May 2000 became the Deputy Chairman in November 2003^[4] and became Chairman in July 2004.

Liverpool F.C. Chairman

On 10 April 2010, it was announced that Liverpool FC approached Martin Broughton to be their new chairman. On 16 April, it was confirmed that he was the new chairman (despite the fact that he is a lifelong Chelsea supporter).

On 6 October 2010, it was announced that Liverpool FC was to be sold to New England Sports Ventures for the sum of £300m – significantly lower than the sums being requested by the club's existing owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett. In an attempt to scupper the deal, Tom Hicks attempted to sack Broughton's fellow directors Christian Purslow and Ian Ayre and install his son Mack Hicks and his assistant Lori Kay McCutcheon to reconstitute the board. This would give Hicks and Gillette control of the board and effectively block the sale.

However, on his appointment, Broughton had insisted that he be the only person with this right, and this clause had been installed into the articles of association of Liverpool FC.

Broughton and the rest of the Liverpool FC board won in a High Court case against Hicks and Gillett on 13 October 2010 so they could press on with the sale of the club, described by the fans' group Kop Faithful as “It’s like a huge cloud has been lifted off us.....Hicks and Gillett leave with no legacy, apart from one of chaos.”

Tote Bid

In 2009, he spearheaded a private equity bid to buy The Tote as part of the government's privatisation process. The bid was made through an investment vehicle called Sports Investment Partners, with which his son Michael is also involved. The bid was one of five that successfully passed the first round of the process in January 2011^[5].

References

1. ^ "Martin Broughton Elected as next Chairman of BHB". British Horseracing Board. 24 March 2004. http://www.britishhorseracing.com/resources/about/press/view.asp?item=001581. 
2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59647. p. 1. 31 December 2010.
3. ^ New Year Honours: Broughton and Carr business knights
4. ^ http://www.bashares.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=69499&p=irol-govBio&ID=87294
5. ^ Scutts, Andrew (2 February 2011). "Reuben brothers confirmed as still in running for Tote". Racing Post (London): p. 5. 

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Name	Broughton, Martin
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Date of birth	15 April 1947
Place of birth	London, United Kingdom
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