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Mary Marsh
Dame Mary Marsh
Born	Mary Elizabeth Marsh; 17 August 1946 (age 78)
Nationality	British
Education	Birkenhead High School
Alma mater	University of Nottingham; Hatfield Polytechnic; London Business School.
Occupation(s)	Activist, academic
Board member of	HSBC
Children	4

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Dame Mary Elizabeth Marsh DBE FRSA (born 17 August 1946^[1]) is non-executive director of HSBC Bank plc and member of the governing body at London Business School. She is chair of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) board of trustees.^[2]

Early life

Marsh is the daughter of George Donald Falconer and his wife, Lesley Mary Wilson. She attended Birkenhead High School and then the University of Nottingham, where she graduated with a BSc in Geography. She later obtained a DipEd from Hatfield Polytechnic, and an MBA from the London Business School.^{[citation needed]}

Career

She started her career as a geography teacher at Luton Comprehensive School, and then became deputy head of St Christopher School in Letchworth.^{[citation needed]} She was appointed head teacher of Queens' School in Hertfordshire, and moved to Holland Park School in 1995. She was the founding director of the Clore Social Leadership Programme from 2008 to 2015, and the chief executive of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) from 2000 to 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

She was decorated as a DBE by HM The Queen in the 2007 New Year Honours list for "services to families and children".^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

A widow, Marsh has four sons and lives in London.

References

^ Biodata at Debrett's Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Dame Mary Marsh appointed to chair new RCPCH Board of Trustees | RCPCH". www.rcpch.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

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[1] Biodata at Debrett's Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Dame Mary Marsh appointed to chair new RCPCH Board of Trustees | RCPCH". www.rcpch.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

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-'''Dame Mary Elizabeth Marsh''', [[FRSA]] (born 17 August 1946<ref>[http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/22796/Mary%20Elizabeth%20MARSH.aspx Biodata at Debrett's]</ref>) was the [[Chief Executive]] of the [[UK]] [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]] (NSPCC) from 2000 to 2008.
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-Marsh is a daughter of George Donald Falconer, by his wife, Lesley Mary ''née'' Wilson. She was born in [[Merseyside]], attending [[Birkenhead High School]], before going up to the [[University of Nottingham]], where she graduated with the degree of [[BSc]]. She later obtained a [[DipEd]] from [[Hatfield Polytechnic]] and an [[MBA]] from the [[London Business School]].
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+| occupation   = Activist, academic
+| boards       = [[HSBC]]
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+'''Dame Mary Elizabeth Marsh''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|DBE|FRSA}} (born 17 August 1946<ref>[http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/22796/Mary%20Elizabeth%20MARSH.aspx Biodata at Debrett's] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323204909/http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/22796/Mary%20Elizabeth%20MARSH.aspx |date=2012-03-23 }}</ref>) is non-executive director of HSBC Bank plc and member of the governing body at [[London Business School]]. She is chair of the [[Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health]] (RCPCH) board of trustees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/news/dame-mary-marsh-appointed-chair-new-rcpch-board-trustees|title=Dame Mary Marsh appointed to chair new RCPCH Board of Trustees {{!}} RCPCH|website=www.rcpch.ac.uk|access-date=2016-10-13}}</ref>
-Prior to her role with the [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children|NSPCC]], she was a [[school]][[teacher]]. She was employed as the [[Head teacher|Head]] of two [[Comprehensive School]]s, one in [[London]] and one in [[Hertfordshire]]. She became Head of [[Holland Park School]] in April 1996. She started her career as a [[Geography]] teacher at [[Luton]] [[Comprehensive School]], and then became Deputy Head of [[St Christopher School]] in [[Letchworth]]. Prior to [[Holland Park]] she was Head of [[Bushey Academy|Queen's School, Bushey]].
+==Early life==
-She was decorated as a [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire|DBE]] by [[Elizabeth II|
+Marsh is the daughter of George Donald Falconer and his wife, Lesley Mary Wilson. She attended [[Birkenhead High School]] and then the [[University of Nottingham]], where she graduated with a [[BSc]] in Geography. She later obtained a [[DipEd]] from [[Hatfield Polytechnic]], and an [[MBA]] from the [[London Business School]].{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
-HM The Queen]] in the [[2007 New Year Honours]] list for "services to families and children".
+==Career==
-A widow, Marsh has four sons, lives in London and has been a [[non-executive Director]] of [[HSBC Bank plc]] since 1 January 2009.
+She started her career as a geography teacher at [[Luton]] [[Comprehensive School]], and then became deputy head of [[St Christopher School]] in [[Letchworth]].{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} She was appointed head teacher of Queens' School in Hertfordshire, and moved to Holland Park School in 1995. She was the founding director of the Clore Social Leadership Programme from 2008 to 2015, and the chief executive of the [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]] (NSPCC) from 2000 to 2008.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
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+==Honours==
+She was decorated as a [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire|DBE]] by [[Elizabeth II|HM The Queen]] in the [[2007 New Year Honours]] list for "services to families and children".{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
-"This is of course a tremendous personal honour but most of all it is a recognition of the truly inspiring commitment of NSPCC staff, volunteers and supporters over many years to the challenge of ending cruelty to children 'FULL STOP'. I am very privileged to have the responsibility of leading an organisation striving towards such an important goal and to be in a position to help children and young people and their families across the UK. I could not have done this without the strong support of my own family and friends. (2007)"
+==Personal life==
+A widow, Marsh has four sons and lives in London.
 ==References==
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-*[http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/22796/Mary%20Elizabeth%20MARSH.aspx Biodata]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120323204909/http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/22796/Mary%20Elizabeth%20MARSH.aspx Biodata]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110719231602/http://portalcontent.london.edu/news/alumni/Alumni_Awards_2006/alumni_awards_2006.html Marsh wins achievement award]
-*[http://www.nspcc.org.uk/ National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children/UK website]
-*[http://portalcontent.london.edu/news/alumni/Alumni_Awards_2006/alumni_awards_2006.html Marsh wins achievement award]
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