1. Marcus Ambrose Paul Agius is a British financier and former group chairman of Barclays.
14 Facts About Marcus Agius
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Marcus Agius was born on 22 July 1946, the son of Ena Eleanora and Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Victor Louis Benedict Agius.
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Marcus Agius is of part Maltese descent, and was educated at St George's College, Weybridge.
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Marcus Agius earned his degree in Mechanical Sciences and Economics at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Marcus Agius was appointed as the chairman of the London branch of Lazard in 2001 and deputy chairman of Lazard LLC in 2002.
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Marcus Agius joined BAA PLC as a non-executive director in 1995 and served as its chairman from 2002 till 2006.
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On 1 September 2006, Marcus Agius joined the Barclays board as a non-executive director and succeeded Matthew Barrett as chairman from 1 January 2007.
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On 2 July 2012 it was announced that Marcus Agius would resign following the Barclays fine for manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate by some Barclays employees in the Libor scandal.
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In July 2012 Marcus Agius was reinstated as Executive Chairman, following the resignation of CEO Bob Diamond, until a new chief executive is appointed.
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From 2010 to 2012 Marcus Agius was the chairman of the British Bankers Association.
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From December 2006 to 2012 Marcus Agius was a senior independent non-executive director of the BBC's executive board.
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In September 2011, Marcus Agius was appointed as a committee member to act as one of the three trustees of the Bilderberg Group.
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Marcus Agius was appointed Chairman of the Cambridge University Plant Science Initiative.
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Marcus Agius was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to botany and conservation.