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Barton, Robert John Orr, b 1944 (businessman)

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Biography

John Barton joined the Financial Controller's Department of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd in 1976. He was transferred to Jardine Davies Inc. in 1977, becoming a Director and Vice President (Finance and Treasury). In 1980 he was seconded to London as a Director of Matheson & Co. Ltd. He was the first Chairman of the Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group following its creation in 1997.

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Semi-official letters from London to Hong Kong, 1945-1983

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/138
Dates: 1945-1983
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson & Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_permission_form.pdf. Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers. Access to some records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.