Martin Jacomb
Sir Martin Wakefield Jacomb | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 November 1929 |
| Died | 8 June 2024(aged 94) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton CollegeandWorcester College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | businessman, barrister |
| Known for | Chancellor of theUniversity of Buckingham,Chairman ofCanary Wharf Group,Vice-Chairman ofKleinwort Benson,Deputy Chairman ofBarclays Bank |
| Awards | Knight Bachelor(1985) |
Sir Martin Wakefield Jacomb(11 November 1929 – 8 June 2024) was a Chancellor of theUniversity of Buckinghamand Chairman ofCanary Wharf Group.He was a vice-chairman ofKleinwort BensonLtd, from 1976 to 1985, and a deputy chairman ofBarclays Bankbetween 1985 and 1993.
Life and career
[edit]Jacomb was born on 11 November 1929,[1]and was educated atEton CollegeandWorcester College, Oxford.He was called to the Bar atInner Templein 1955 and practised as abarristeruntil 1968 before embarking upon a successful career in business. In 1985, he was appointedKnight BachelorbyHM The Queen.
In 1986, he describedinsider tradingas a "victimless crime."[2]
In 1998, he was appointed the third Chancellor of the University of Buckingham in succession toBaroness Thatcher,who in turn succeededLord Hailsham of St Marylebone.He was installed in 1999. According to the University of Buckingham, which is one of the two British private universities, "He [Jacomb] is a strong believer in the need for universities to be independent of the government".[3]He has written that if universities are "to nurture genuinely free and creative academic research" and "be the guardians of liberty which a free society needs" they must be independent of government funding.[4]
Jacomb wrote that theUniversity of Oxfordshould become private in order to avoid an authoritarian government imposing restrictions on admissions. Further, the university's academics will only be able to challenge prevailing opinion if they are independent of government funding. Dependence on government funding, he argued, has had disastrous effects on the higher education sector in continental Europe. [5]Jacomb retired from the chancellorship in March 2010. He was succeeded byLord Tanlaw.[citation needed]
Jacomb died on 8 June 2024, at the age of 94.[6]
Articles by Martin Jacomb
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Debrett's People of Today(2007)
- ^Paul Murphy."Market insight: Despite FSA rhetoric market abuse is rampant",Financial Times(9 July 2007).(subscription required)
- ^The Chancellor, The University of Buckingham (updated 17 May 2007, accessed 4 October 2008)Archived20 April 2006 at theWayback Machine
- ^Martin Jacomb, 'Britain's only independent university',Forward Together(University of Buckingham 30th Anniversary Campaign 2006-2012) (updated 24 April 2008, accessed 4 October 2008)Archived23 January 2009 at theWayback Machine
- ^Martin Jacomb, "The solution is to privatise Oxford",The Spectator,6 December 2006.
- ^"Sir Martin Jacomb, City grandee closely linked to the 'Big Bang' revolution – obituary".The Telegraph. 13 June 2024.Retrieved14 June2024.