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Sir Tim Martin
chairman
J D Wetherspoon
Tim started with one pub in Muswell Hill in 1979 and named it after a teacher who doubted his success; the business expanded across the UK and was listed on the Stock Exchange in 1992, with a current trading estate of 843 pubs as of January 2023.