Tim Martin (businessman)

Tim Martin
Born Timothy Randall Martin
(1955-04-28) 28 April 1955
Alma mater University of Nottingham
Occupation Businessman

Timothy Randall Martin (born 28 April 1955) is the founder and chairman of Wetherspoons, a pub chain in the UK and Ireland.

Early life

Martin's father worked for brewing multinational Guinness plc and became Malaysian marketing director. Martin was educated at eleven different schools in Northern Ireland and New Zealand including Campbell College in Belfast.[1][2] He studied law at the University of Nottingham.[1]

Career

His early jobs included work on a construction site in Ware,[1] and acting as a sales representative for The Times.[2]

Martin is the founder and chairman of Wetherspoons. In 2005, he was voted the fifth most influential person in the UK pub industry.[3] He is an admirer of Sam Walton's business philosophy.[4] He makes numerous visits to Wetherspoon's outlets to talk to staff, his favourite ale being Greene King Abbot.[5]

Martin retains an approximately 25 per cent stake in the company.[6]

Personal life

Standing 6 feet and 6 inches (198 cm), he has been described as the "giant of the British pub industry", and was also once known for sporting a mullet haircut.[7] He is married with four children.[1] Martin is a Eurosceptic and has been convinced for many years that the euro will collapse,[8] and supported Britain's withdrawal from the European Union in the 2016 European Union membership referendum.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 The Real Pub Landlord The Observer, 3 March 2002
  2. 1 2 The giant of the pub world The Times, 8 February 2009
  3. ↑ "Catering & Hospitality News". Caterer Search. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. ↑ The Book that Shook Tim Martin
  5. ↑ "Pub News & Pub Property Search for the UK pub trade". MorningAdvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Neville, Simon (18 May 2012). "JD Wetherspoon boss buys £2.5m of shares". The Guardian. London.
  7. ↑ "The giant of the pub world". The Times. London. 8 February 2009.
  8. ↑ Clark, Andrew (5 January 2002). "Single minded: yes. Single currency: no way". The Guardian. London.
  9. ↑ "250 business leaders back vote leave as new poll shows EU stops entrepreneurs creating jobs". Vote Leave. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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