Sir Martin Faulkner Broughton (born 15 April 1947)[1] is a British businessman and deputy chairman of International Airlines Group.
In 1999, he also became an independent director of the British Horseracing Board, eventually succeeding Peter Savill as chairman in July 2004, at which point he retired from his roles at BAT.
was to be sold to New England Sports Ventures (NESV) for £300 million; significantly lower than the amount being requested by the club's then owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
[9] The ruling was described by the fans' group Kop Faithful as "It's like a huge cloud has been lifted off us.....Hicks and Gillett leave with no legacy, apart from one of chaos".
[7] In 2009, he spearheaded a private equity bid to buy The Tote as part of the government's privatisation process.