Martin Laing

Sir
Martin Laing
CBE, DL, FRICS
Born
John Martin Kirby Laing

(1942-01-18)18 January 1942
Died27 December 2023(2023-12-27) (aged 81)
Malta
OccupationBusinessman

Sir John Martin Kirby Laing CBE DL FRICS (18 January 1942 – 27 December 2023) was a British businessman in the construction industry.

Martin Laing was executive chairman of John Laing plc, the firm founded by his great-great-grandfather James Laing (1816–1882), but resigned in 2001 when the company faced major losses in its construction business, ending 152 years and five generations of family management.[1]

  1. ^ "Chairman steps down from struggling Laing". The Telegraph. 28 September 2001. Retrieved 2 March 2019.