Mary Marsh

For other people named Mary Marsh, see Mary Marsh (disambiguation).

Dame Mary Elizabeth Marsh, FRSA (born 17 August 1946) is non-executive director of HSBC Bank plc and member of the Governing Body at London Business School.

She was the Founding Director of the Clore Social Leadership Programme from 2008 to 2015 and the Chief Executive of the UK National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) from 2000 to 2008.

Prior to this she was a schoolteacher. She started her career as a Geography teacher at Luton Comprehensive School, and then became Deputy Head of St Christopher School in Letchworth. She was appointed Head Teacher of Queens' School in Hertfordshire and moved to Holland Park School in 1995.

Marsh is the daughter of George Donald Falconer and his wife, Lesley Mary née Wilson. She was born in Merseyside, attending Birkenhead High School, before attending 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. A widow, Mary Marsh has four sons and lives in London.

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

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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