Mark is Deputy Global Chief Investment Officer and Chief Investment Officer, EMEA. In his role he is responsible for the investment performance for all EMEA investment strategies and supports the leadership and oversight of our investment strategies globally. He is a statutory Board member and joined the company in November 2010. In 2018 Mark was awarded Financial News Investment Leader of the Year.

Prior to joining the company Mark was Head of Equities at Legal and General Investment Management. Before joining LGIM, Mark held senior roles at Morgan Grenfell Asset Management and Deutsche Asset Management.

He gained a degree in Economics and Philosophy from Keele University and is an associate of the Institute of Investment Management and Research. He is Chair of the IA Investment Committee and a Director of the Investor Forum. Mark has a number of charitable interests and as such is Chairman of LIFEbeat, a trustee of Access Sport and an associate trustee of the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.