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Ian Roper Taylor (born 1956) is a British businessman and philanthropist, notable as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Vitol. He joined Vitol in 1985 after holding various positions in shipping, operations, and trading at Shell. In a 2012 controversy, he was named as one of the private guests of the United Kingdom's Prime Minister, David Cameron, at a dinner in November 2011. Ian Taylor currently serves as Chair of the Development Committee of the Royal Opera House,〔http://www.roh.org.uk/about/boards-and-committees〕 is a founder member of The Vitruvian Group which works with Random Dance,〔http://www.randomdance.org/the_company/supported_by〕 and a former Board member of Rambert. In 2015, he spoke at Dance UK’s conference The Future: New Ideas, New Inspirations discussing the importance of supporting dance education to ensure the sector’s future talent.〔http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/if-a-dance-education-becomes-the-privilege-of-a-moneyed-elite-were-in-trouble-10167231.html〕〔http://www.artstreamingtv.com/event.php?id=24〕〔http://www.danceuk.org/conference/friday-10-april/〕 Ian Taylor is the majority shareholder in (Harris Tweed Hebrides ), an award winning company and the primary producer of the historic Harris Tweed cloth. In 2005, when the industry was in a critical condition, he was asked by the former Labour Minister Brian Wilson to step in. He provided the investment and support required, enabling the historic tradition of weaving on the Isles of Harris and Lewis to continue. Today, the company has a staff of 90, as well as providing employment for 130 self-employed weavers who carry on the tradition of working from home. The company, Harris Tweed Hebrides, was named (UKFT ) Textile Company of the Year in 2013 and Scottish Exporter of the Year for 2015 as well as numerous awards for outstanding contribution to style and fashion. He was again the focus of media attention in 2013 after donating over half a million pounds to Better Together, the campaign for a No vote in the Scottish independence referendum.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Controversial background of No campaign donor )〕 As a result of this media attention, he threatened legal action for libel against ''The Herald'', and two pro-independence websites: National Collective, and (Wings Over Scotland ).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=On National Collective )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Closing Down Debate )〕 According to the "Sunday Times Rich List 2015," Ian Taylor is worth £175 million. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Ian Taylor's Net Worth According to the Sunday Times )〕〔http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21573552-old-industry-goes-back-basics-loom-and-bust〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ian Taylor (British businessman)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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