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Anna Marks

Deloitte Global Chair

Appointed: March, 2021

Resides: United Kingdom

Age and gender: 54, female

Business background: Audit & Assurance

Industry: Cross Industry

Current Deloitte appointments:

  • Deloitte Global Chair
  • Deloitte UK Ethnicity Council Sponsoring Chair

Previous Deloitte appointments:

  • Deloitte North South Europe Board and Deloitte UK Board member
  • Deloitte UK Partnership Council Chair
  • Deloitte North South Europe Audit & Assurance Clients & Industries Growth Lead
  • Deloitte UK Audit & Assurance Executive member

Anna Marks is Chair of the Deloitte Global Board of Directors.

She is renowned for her energetic leadership and her dedication to driving responsible growth and positive societal impact through collaboration, effective governance and ethical leadership.

Since becoming Deloitte Global Chair in June 2023, Anna has driven a focused and strategic governance agenda, reinvigorating governance structures and the Global Board Committees, and leading the Deloitte Global Board to oversee the most significant matters that influence how Deloitte operates globally.

Anna is passionate about the role of boards in building trust and resilience in a changing world - by providing constructive oversight and collaborating across ecosystems to create long-term value.  She speaks and writes on topics including board performance, the evolution of governance and organisational resilience.

Anna’s focus on social impact originated in her early career in the UK social services sector supporting families with children with learning disabilities, before her transition to professional services. Anna qualified as a Chartered Accountant, later becoming a fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Anna is an active member of a number of Advisory Boards including:

  • B20 International Advocacy Caucus;
  • British American Business International Advisory Board; and
  • World Economic Forum Community of Chairpersons.

Anna is currently the Sponsoring Chair of the Deloitte UK Ethnicity Council and she is a fellow and former board member of the Royal Hospital for Neurodisability in the UK. 

Prior to becoming Deloitte Global Chair, Anna held various leadership and executive roles including on the Deloitte Global Board, the Deloitte North & South Europe (NSE) Board, and the Deloitte UK Board. She chaired the Deloitte UK-Swiss Partnership Council and was a member of the Deloitte NSE Audit & Assurance Executive and Deloitte UK Audit & Assurance Executive. Anna also led the Deloitte UK CFO Programme, which focuses on developing the next generation of FTSE100 CFOs and providing insights and support for UK-listed corporate CFOs. 

In her 20 years as a practising audit partner, Anna led audit, due diligence, stock exchange and regulatory reporting engagements with some of Deloitte’s largest FTSE corporate and international clients. With these clients, Anna also led a range of corporate development engagements and activities including supporting growth; M&A and other transaction-related activities; organisational design; and the development and enhancement of governance and risk management processes. 

Anna lives in Oxford (UK) with her husband, has two adult daughters and enjoys running and yoga as well as watching live sport.