Tim Martin
Timothy Randall Martin, the founder and chairman of Wetherspoon, was born on 28 April 1955, in Northern Ireland. He was educated at eleven different schools in Northern Ireland and New Zealand including Campbell College in Belfast. He studied law at the University of Nottingham. His early jobs included work on a construction site in Ware, and acting as a sales representative for the Times. In 2005 he was voted the fifth most influential person in the UK pub industry. Martin is a Eurosceptic and has been convinced for many years that the euro will collapse. He is an admirer of Sam Walton's business philosophy. He makes numerous visits to Wetherspoon's outlets, his favourite ale being Greene King Abbot.
Standing 6 feet and 6 inches (198 cm) he has been described as the "giant of the British pub industry", and is also known for sporting a mullet haircut. He is married with four children.
Martin retains an approximately 25 per cent stake in the company.
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