Mark Merson

Mark was educated at Warwick School and New College, Oxford, where he studied English. He was appointed to the Governing Body in 2018.

A chartered accountant, Mark was a partner at Andersen and Deloitte, specializing in consulting for banks and financial services. He subsequently spent 15 years with Barclays in senior roles in finance, including Group Financial Controller, Head of Investor Relations through the credit crunch, CFO for the Corporate and Investment Bank, and latterly Deputy Group Finance Director. Widely traveled through work and personal interest, having lived in Japan and worked through Europe, India, Africa, and the US, he is director of Petershill Partners PLC and founding partner of Veritum Partners Limited, a consultancy to European Banks. All three of his daughters have attended Sevenoaks School.