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Martin Taylor (actor)
Martin Taylor may refer to: * Martin Andrew Taylor, president of Vista Consulting Group and former Microsoft employee *Sir Martin J. Taylor (born 1952), British mathematician and past Vice-President of the Royal Society *Martin Taylor (guitarist) (born 1956), British jazz guitarist *Martin Taylor (businessman) Martin Taylor (born 1952) is a businessman and former chief executive of Barclays Bank. He is an external member of the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee. Career He joined Reuters as a journalist in 1974, before moving to the ''Finan ... (born 1952), former Barclays chief executive * Martin Taylor (cricketer) (born 1957), English cricketer * Martin Taylor (footballer, born 1966), English football goalkeeper * Martin Taylor (footballer, born 1979), English football defender * Martin Taylor (investor) (born 1969), British investor and hedge fund manager * Marty Taylor, fictional character in ''Home Improvement'' {{hndis, Taylor, Martin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Andrew Taylor
Martin Andrew Taylor is an Operating Principal at Vista Equity Partners, as well as the President of Vista Consulting Group. He was the former senior executive Corporate Vice President of Windows Live and MSN at Microsoft,''Vista Equity Partners'http://www.vistaequitypartners.com/ref> acting as Steve Ballmer’s Chief of Staff for many years. Retrieved 2011-1-5 Life He attended George Mason University as an Economics major in Fairfax, Virginia. Microsoft Taylor joined Microsoft in 1993 and rose to head of its Caribbean subsidiary. Retrieved 2011-1-7 During this period, Taylor worked closely on several occasions with Steve Ballmer. In 2002, Taylor was hired as Ballmer’s chief of staff. Retrieved 2010-11-6 Later, he was named director of business strategy and contributed to the reorganization of Microsoft into seven business groups. In 2003, he became head of the team to steer Microsoft's David-and-Goliath battle against Linux. Retrieved 2011-1-5 He spent the next several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin J
Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (other) * Martin County (other) * Martin Township (other) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Australia * Martin, Western Australia * Martin Place, Sydney Caribbean * Martin, Saint-Jean-du-Sud, Haiti, a village in the Sud Department of Haiti Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village in Slavonia, Croatia * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * Martin (Val Poschiavo), Switzerland England * Martin, Hampshire * Martin, Kent * Martin, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, hamlet and former parish in East Lindsey district * Martin, North Kesteven, village and parish in Lincolnshire in North Kesteven district * Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire * Martin Mere, a lake in Lancashire ** WWT Martin Mere, a wetland nature reserve that includes the lake and surrounding areas * Martin Mill, Kent North America Canada * Rural Municipality of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Taylor (guitarist)
Martin Taylor, MBE (born 20 October 1956) is a British jazz guitarist who has performed in groups, guitar ensembles, and as an accompanist. Biography Early life Taylor was born in Harlow, Essex, into a family with a musical heritage and a Gypsy tradition. At the age of four, he received his first guitar from his father, jazz bassist William 'Buck' Taylor who only took up music at 30. Buck frequently played the music of the Quintette du Hot Club de France, so the young Martin Taylor became inspired by guitarist Django Reinhardt. At age eight, he was already playing in his father's band and at 15 he quit school to become a professional musician. The band Martin joined at 15 called the ''Oo-yah Band'' was led by Lennie Hastings, a jazz drummer who spent many years with the Alex Welsh band. The band included Nick Stevenson (trumpet), Peter Skivington (bass guitar), Ron Brown (trombone), Jamie Evans (piano), Malcolm Everson (clarinet and baritone saxophone). Over the next few years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Taylor (businessman)
Martin Taylor (born 1952) is a businessman and former chief executive of Barclays Bank. He is an external member of the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee. Career He joined Reuters as a journalist in 1974, before moving to the ''Financial Times'' in 1978, where he edited the paper's "Lex" column. In 1984, he joined the board of Courtaulds, becoming chief executive of Courtaulds Textiles by 1990. He became chief executive of Barclays four years later, in 1994, remaining there until 1998. He joined the board at retail chain W H Smith in 1999, eventually becoming chief executive before departing in 2003. He was a member of the UK Parliament select Committee for Science and Technology for five years. He also joined the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and compiled their 2001 Commission on Public/Private Partnerships report. He has attended many meetings of the Bilderberg Group and served as Secretary General for several years. Taylor is vice-chairman of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Taylor (cricketer)
Martin Taylor (born 10 April 1957) was an English cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...er. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Devon. He was born in Liverpool. Taylor, who played for Devon in the Minor Counties Championship between 1981 and 1987, made two appearances for the team in the NatWest Trophy, the first in 1984, and the second in 1987. He scored 12 runs in the first match in which he played, and 5 runs in the second. External links * 1957 births Living people English cricketers Devon cricketers Cricketers from Liverpool {{England-cricket-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Taylor (footballer, Born 1966)
Martin Taylor (born 9 December 1966) is an English former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le .... He was a goalkeeper. During his time at Wycombe, Taylor went on to miss just seven League games in four seasons, culminating in a clean sweep of the Player of the Season awards in May 2001. This followed a season where the ex-Derby 'keeper was not only ever-present with a staggering 63 appearances but also achieved hero status during the record breaking FA Cup run. The Fifth Round replay against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park is an evening that will never be forgotten for Taylor and the Wycombe fans who were there. Taylor saved a penalty in the last minute of normal time and then scored from the spot himself in the penalty shoot-out. External links * {{DEFAULT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Taylor (footballer, Born 1979)
Martin Taylor (born 9 November 1979) is an English retired Association football, footballer who played as a defender (association football), defender. Taylor began his career with Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers, for whom he made more than 100 appearances, and also spent time loan (association football), on loan at Darlington F.C., Darlington and Stockport County F.C., Stockport County. While a Blackburn player, he was Cap (sport), capped once for the England national under-21 football team, England under-21 team and played on the winning side in the 2002 Football League Cup Final. Taylor moved to Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City in 2004, where he spent six seasons, and played for Norwich City F.C., Norwich City on loan. He was involved in an incident in 2008 in which Arsenal F.C., Arsenal player Eduardo da Silva suffered a badly broken leg. Unable to force his way into Birmingham's first team after their return to the Premier League, he joined Watford F.C., Watford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Taylor (investor)
Martin Taylor (born 1969/70) is a British investor and hedge fund manager. He has run several billion dollar funds, focusing on emerging markets. He is also a significant political donor to the Labour Party. Investment career Born in London, his father was a Labour Party councillor at Lewisham London Borough Council and his mother was a headteacher of a London comprehensive.Taylor, Martin (2015-03-20)Martin Taylor: Some Hedge Fund Managers do support the Labour Party ''The Independent''. Retrieved 2020-11-01. He attended King's College, Cambridge and received a masters in history. He began work as an auditor for Coopers & Lybrand in 1991 and qualified as a chartered accountant three years later. He began auditing investment banks and learned about the profession by interviewing traders, reflecting on the time: "What both fascinated and appalled me was here were all these people just out of university, making hundreds of thousands of pounds, while I’m making £12,000, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
