| 词条 | John L. Thornton |
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|name = John Lawson Thornton |image = |caption = |birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|1|2|}}[1] |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |other_names = |residence = |education = |alma_mater = Harvard College (B.A.) Oxford University (B.J., M.J.) Yale University (M.A.) |nationality = American |occupation = |years_active = |employer = |known_for = | title = | boards = | religion = | spouse = | children = | relatives = }}John Lawson Thornton (born January 2, 1954) is a Professor and Director of the Global Leadership Program at Tsinghua University in Beijing.[2] He is also Executive Chairman of Barrick Gold Corporation[3] and Non-Executive Chairman of PineBridge Investments.[4] Thornton retired as President of Goldman Sachs in 2003.[5] Early life and educationThornton is the son of John V. Thornton, a former vice chairman of the Consolidated Edison Company, and Edna Lawson Thornton, a lawyer.[6][7] He attended the Hotchkiss School, and would later serve as President of the school's Board of Trustees.[8] Thornton received a bachelor's degree in history from Harvard College in 1976, a B.A/M.A. in jurisprudence from Oxford University in 1978, and an M.A. in Public and Private Management from the Yale School of Management in 1980.[9] He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Bank Street College of Education in 2003.[10] Thornton was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2007[11] and an Honorary Fellow of St John's College, Oxford University in 2009.[12] CareerThornton joined Goldman Sachs in 1980 and became a partner at age 34.[13] In 1983, he founded and developed Goldman Sachs' European mergers and acquisitions business. He first began work in London in 1985, and served as co-CEO of Goldman Sachs International in London from 1995 to 1996. Thornton was Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asia from 1996 to 1998, where he expanded the firm's regional franchise during the Asian financial crisis. He announced his retirement from Goldman Sachs in 2003 to take up an academic position in China, although he would remain an adviser on issues related to China. According to the New York Times, Thornton's decision to retire "was prompted by a recognition that Mr. Paulson, who is 56, plans to remain Goldman's leader for at least three to five more years, delaying Mr. Thornton's expected promotion."[14] Thornton has served on the boards of many large public companies including China Unicom, HSBC, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Intel and News Corporation. He is currently Executive Chairman of Barrick Gold Corporation,[15] a member of the board of Ford Motor Company[16] and also serves as Non-Executive Chairman of Pinebridge Investments.[17] He is also Chairman of the Board of trustees of the Brookings Institution. In 2007, Institutional Investor Magazine named John Thornton one of forty individuals who have had the greatest influence in shaping global financial markets over the past forty years.[18] He received the 2009 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Achievement Award,[19] which every year honors one past participant in collegiate tennis who has made unique contributions to society as well as achieving excellence in their careers. Thornton appeared on the National Post's 2017 Power List of the most influential people shaping Canadian business. The newspaper noted Thornton has "overseen a massive overhaul at Toronto-based Barrick" following which the company "has shed billions of dollars of debt and generated excellent financial results."[20] Interest in ChinaThornton's interest in China stretches to the 1980s, where he helped build Goldman's presence in Asia. At the time of his retirement, Goldman had become the lead underwriter for major Chinese state-owned companies.[21] In 2006, Thornton funded the establishment of the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution.[22] In 2009, he also became a member of the International Advisory Council of the Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation.[23] He supported the launch of the Schwarzman Scholarship in 2013, attending its launch at Tsinghua University,[24] and serving as an advisory board member.[25] In 2008, he was awarded the Friendship Award of the People's Republic of China, the highest honor accorded to a non-Chinese citizen.[26] The Chinese government also named him as one of fifteen 'foreign experts' who have made the most significant contribution to China's development over the past three decades.[27] Barrick and Randgold mergerOn September 24, 2018, Barrick Gold announced plans to acquire London-listed Randgold Resources in a transformational deal valued at more than $6 billion.[28] The merger solidifies Barrick's position as the world's largest gold mining company, with proven and probable reserves of 78 million ounces of gold and dominant land positions in many of the world's major gold producing regions.[29] Thornton was the driving force behind the all-stock, nil-premium merger, which earned the support of more than 95% of the shareholders of both companies.[30] In the month following the announcement of the merger, shares of Barrick and Randgold rose by roughly 25%, reflecting widespread investor support for the deal.[31] Personal lifeThornton is married to Margaret Bradham Thornton. They have four children.[32] In July 2017, it was reported that Thornton and his wife, Margaret Bradham Thornton, were sued by their neighbor for having engaged in a “campaign of harassment and bullying“ that included barking dogs, calls to police, and “rude behavior“.[33] In November 2018, an article in the Palm Beach Daily News published a story that the Thorntons were “colluding” with the Town of Palm Beach and “influencing the Town” by “contacting and pressuring the Town as part of a “campaign of harassment”. [34] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/077/000124702/|title=NNDB Executive profile - John L. Thornton|publisher=}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thornton, John L.}}2. ^{{Cite web|title = School of Public Policy and Management,Tsinghua University|url = http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/publish/sppmen/4876/index.html|website = www.tsinghua.edu.cn|access-date = 2016-02-20}} 3. ^{{Cite web|title = Barrick Gold Corporation - Company - Management|url = http://www.barrick.com/company/management/default.aspx|website = www.barrick.com|access-date = 2016-02-20}} 4. ^{{cite web | title = PineBridge Board of Directors - PineBridge Investments | url = https://www.pinebridge.com/our-company/board-of-directors | access-date = July 3, 2018}} 5. ^{{cite news | last1 = Gasparino | first1 = Charles | last2 = Craig | first2 = Susanne | title = Goldman's John Thornton Quits, Clouding CEO Succession Picture | newspaper = The Wall Street Journal | date = March 25, 2003 | url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB104853965195230300 }} 6. ^{{cite news | title = John V. Thornton, 81, Con Ed Executive, Is Dead | newspaper = The New York Times | date = June 20, 2005 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/20/business/john-v-thornton-81-con-ed-executive-is-dead.html }} 7. ^{{cite news | title = Miss Thornton to Wed Joseph Downing | newspaper = The New York Times | date = September 6, 1987 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/06/style/miss-thornton-to-wed-joseph-downing.html }} 8. ^{{cite web | title = Reduce, Reuse, Rehab: Monahan Building, the Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut | url = https://architecturaltrust.org/reduce-reuse-rehab-monahan-building-the-hotchkiss-school-lakeville-connecticut/ | access-date = July 3, 2018}} 9. ^{{cite web | title = John Thornton to Succeed James A. Johnson as Chairman of the Brookings Board | url = https://www.brookings.edu/news-releases/john-thornton-to-succeed-james-a-johnson-as-chairman-of-the-brookings-board/ | date = June 11, 2003}} 10. ^http://www.brookings.edu/about/media-relations/news-releases/2003/20030611thornton 11. ^{{cite web | title = Academy Announces 2007 Class of Fellows | url = https://2m.com/wp-content/uploads/2M_AAAS-Announces-2007-Class-of-Fellows.pdf | date = April 30, 2007}} 12. ^{{cite web | title = Members and staff of St John's College Oxford | url = https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/people/ | access-date = July 3, 2018}} 13. ^{{cite news | last1 = Thomas Jr. | first1 = Landon | last2 = Kahn | first2 = Joseph | title = Co-President At Goldman Announces His Retirement | newspaper = The New York Times | date = March 25, 2003 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/25/business/co-president-at-goldman-announces-his-retirement.html }} 14. ^{{cite news | last1 = Thomas Jr. | first1 = Landon | last2 = Kahn | first2 = Joseph | title = Heir Apparent to Goldman's Chief Decides to Retire Instead | newspaper = The New York Times | date = March 24, 2003 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/24/business/heir-apparent-to-goldmans-chief-decides-to-retire-instead.html }} 15. ^{{cite web | title = Barrick Gold Corporation - About - Management | url = https://www.barrick.com/about/management/default.aspx | access-date = July 3, 2018}} 16. ^{{cite web | title = John L. Thornton - Ford Media Center | url = https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/people/john-thornton.html | access-date = July 3, 2018}} 17. ^{{cite web | title = PineBridge Board of Directors - PineBridge Investments | url = https://www.pinebridge.com/our-company/board-of-directors | access-date = July 3, 2018}} 18. ^{{cite web | title = The U.S.-China Policy Foundation | url = http://www.uscpf.org/v2/thortonbio.html | access-date = July 4, 2018}} 19. ^{{cite web | title = John Lawson Thornton to Receive 2009 ITA Achievement Award | url = https://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mten/2009-10/releases/John_Lawson_Thornton | access-date = July 3, 2018}} 20. ^{{cite news | title = Twenty-five of the biggest, buzziest and most influential movers and shakers in Canada and beyond | newspaper = Financial Post | date = October 31, 2016 | url = https://business.financialpost.com/features/the-power-list-25-movers-and-shakers-were-buzzing-about }} 21. ^{{cite news | last1 = Thomas Jr. | first1 = Landon | last2 = Kahn | first2 = Joseph | title = Co-President At Goldman Announces His Retirement | newspaper = The New York Times | date = March 25, 2003 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/25/business/co-president-at-goldman-announces-his-retirement.html }} 22. ^{{cite web | title = About the John L. Thornton China Center | url = https://www.brookings.edu/about-the-china-center/ | access-date = July 3, 2018}} 23. ^{{cite web | title = China Investment Corporation > Executive Committee | url = http://www.china-inv.cn/wps/portal/!ut/p/a1/jZFRb4IwEMc_DY-jJxJge-twQ9BuS9SIfVmqKaUJUlKqLPv06_Bpyaze211-v1z-d4iiEtGWnaVgRqqWNb89jT7fIIJJuoICCH4FnMALeZ8W-WI9scDuKhBkYXCfn2Z4HsZLAAiTAPLZ83wWPxKAPLrPhyuF4ZZfjIDDtwsCTVIiEO2YqR9kWylU8i9-OBl55miLqHPHInQD2Tp2ApcjjoDrSrdi2JyiUfvxpTvc7qeJDaR5xTXX_knbcW1M1z954MEwDL5QSjTcPzAP_jNq1RtU_gFRd9xsyu9ltcrlx3Gb9D8bRLu_/dl5/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ | access-date = July 3, 2018}} 24. ^{{cite web | title = "Schwarzman Scholars at Tsinghua University" Launched | url = http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/publish/jjhen/2057/2013/20130428172527122874163/20130428172527122874163_.html | date = April 28, 2013}} 25. ^{{cite web | title = Schwarzman Scholars & Advisors | url = https://www.schwarzmanscholars.org/about/advisors/ | access-date = July 3, 2018}} 26. ^{{cite web | title = Professor John L. Thornton Honored Friendship Award | url = http://cms.sem.tsinghua.edu.cn/semcms/News1/36101.htm?tempContent=full | date = October 13, 2008}} 27. ^{{cite news | last = Yinan | first = Zhao | title = Premier hails work of foreign experts | newspaper = China Daily USA | date = January 22, 2014 | url = http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2014-01/22/content_17250797.htm }} 28. ^{{cite news| last1 = Hume| first1 = Neil| last2 = Sanderson| first2 = Henry| title = Barrick Gold agrees $6bn deal to buy rival Randgold Resources| newspaper = Financial Times| date = September 24, 2018| url = https://www.ft.com/content/026bda9c-bfc1-11e8-95b1-d36dfef1b89a }} 29. ^{{cite news| title = Barrick Gold-Randgold Merger: A New Gold Mammoth In The Making| newspaper = Forbes| date = September 27, 2018| url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2018/09/27/barrick-gold-randgold-merger-a-new-gold-mammoth-in-the-making/ }} 30. ^{{cite news| last1 = McGee| first1 = Niall| last2 = Younglai| first2 = Rachelle| title = From Palm Beach to Congo: How the Barrick-Randgold deal came together| newspaper = The Globe & Mail| date = October 3, 2018| url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-how-the-deal-between-barrick-gold-and-randgold-resources-came-together/ }} 31. ^{{cite news| last1 = Shabalala| first1 = Zandi| last2 = Taylor| first2 = Susan| title = Barrick, Randgold sweeten dividend ahead of takeover deal vote| newspaper = Reuters| date = October 31, 2018| url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-randgold-rsrcs-m-a-barrick-gold/barrick-randgold-sweeten-dividend-ahead-of-takeover-deal-vote-idUSKCN1N51RA }} 32. ^{{cite news | last = Dargan | first = Michele | title = Charleston native turns to roots, not reality, for first novel | newspaper = Palm Beach Daily News | date = October 26, 2014 | url = https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local/charleston-native-turns-roots-not-reality-for-first-novel/T5ne4WwPXU6as20In6A3YI/ }} 33. ^https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/business/real-estate/barking-dogs-and-bullying-palm-beach-mansion-owner-sues-neighbor/SIThZNUtfqtNoe78ANtFXK/ 34. ^{{Cite web|url= https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20181113/battle-of-palm-beach-neighbors-leads-to-lawsuit-against-town |title=Palm Beach Daily News |access-date=2018-12-15}} 17 : 1954 births|Living people|Alumni of the University of Oxford|American corporate directors|American money managers|Ford people|Goldman Sachs people|Hotchkiss School alumni|Harvard College alumni|HSBC people|Intel people|News Corporation people|Pacific Century Group|Tsinghua University faculty|Yale School of Management alumni|Yale Law School alumni|Barrick Gold |
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