John McFarlane OBE was born on 14 June 1947 and is a British businessman.
14 Facts About John McFarlane
2.
John McFarlane served as Group Chairman of Barclays from 2015 to 2019.
3.
John McFarlane was born in Dumfries and attended Dumfries Academy.
4.
John McFarlane was educated at the University of Edinburgh, Cranfield and the London Business School.
5.
John McFarlane began his career in manufacturing with Ford of Europe in 1969, subsequently having a career in banking.
6.
John McFarlane spent eighteen years with Citibank, ultimately as head of Citibank in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
7.
John McFarlane was Chief Executive of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.
8.
John McFarlane was appointed to the board of Aviva plc in September 2011 and became Chairman in July 2012.
9.
John McFarlane was previously deputy chairman and chairman designate and became executive deputy Chairman in May 2012.
10.
John McFarlane was president of the International Monetary Conference and was chairman of the Australian Bankers' Association.
11.
John McFarlane was appointed executive chairman of Barclays in July 2015 until a permanent replacement could be found for their departing chief executive Antony Jenkins.
12.
John McFarlane contributed to an anthology of writing that was published in October 2018 and produced by Labour in the City, which examines the challenges facing the banking sector a decade on from the financial crisis.
13.
In November 2018, Barclays announced that John McFarlane was stepping down as chairman in May 2019.
14.
John McFarlane has received banking and securities fellowships in the UK, Australia and Hong Kong, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.