Robert John Orr Barton (23 August 1944 – 4 December 2021) was a British businessman, who was chairman of Next plc and EasyJet.

Barton was born in August 1944,[1] in Lahore during the British Raj.

He was educated at Gordonstoun, completed an MBA at University of Strathclyde, and was a chartered accountant.

He was the chairman of EasyJet and a non-executive director of SSP Group.

[4][3][5][6] Barton was the chief executive of JIB Group, and chairman of Cable & Wireless, Catlin Group, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Wellington Underwriting, and Brit plc, and a non-executive director of WH Smith and Hammerson.