Martin Taylor is a British businessperson who has been the head of 6 different companies. Currently, Mr. Taylor is Chairman for RTL Group SA.

In his past career he occupied the position of Chairman at WH Smith Plc, Chairman for Syngenta Foundation For Sustainable Agriculture, Chief Executive Officer for Barclays Plc, Member of Council for Science & Technology, Member of Independent Commission on Banking, Non-Executive Chairman for Syngenta AG and Chief Executive Officer for Courtaulds Textiles Plc.

Martin Taylor received an undergraduate degree from the University of Oxford.