Mary Marsh

Dame Mary Elizabeth Marsh, FRSA (born 17 August 1946) was the Chief Executive of the UK National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) from 2000 to 2008.

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.

Prior to her role with the NSPCC, she was a schoolteacher. She was employed as the Head of two Comprehensive Schools, 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 Queen's School, Bushey.

She was decorated as a DBE by HM The Queen in the 2007 New Year Honours list for "services to families and children".

A widow, Marsh has four sons, lives in London and has been a non-executive Director of HSBC Bank plc since 1 January 2009.

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"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)"

External links

• Biodata
• National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children/UK website
• Marsh wins achievement award