Anna Marks is the Deloitte Global Chair Designate and is expected to assume office on 1 June 2023, subject to final confirmation by the Deloitte Global Board.
Anna is a current member of the Deloitte Global Board, sits on the Deloitte North & South Europe Board, and is a Deloitte UK Vice Chair. From 2010 to 2016, she was a member of the Deloitte UK Board.
With almost 20 years of experience as a practicing audit partner, Anna has significant experience across audit, due diligence and stock exchange, and other regulatory reporting both in the UK and US. Focused primarily on UK Listed global organizations, she has been the lead audit partner for some of Deloitte’s largest FTSE corporate and international clients, leading and coordinating the delivery of services globally. Anna also has experience across a variety of corporate development activities including supporting growth; M&A and other transaction-related activities; organizational design; and the development and enhancement of governance and risk management processes.
Anna has held a variety of senior leadership and executive roles including on the Deloitte UK Audit and Assurance Executive, with responsibility for talent, and the Deloitte North & South Europe Audit and Assurance Executive, with responsibility for growth. She also led the Deloitte UK CFO Programme, which focuses on developing the next generation of FTSE100 CFOs and insights and support for Listed corporate CFOs.
Anna is a fellow and has previously been a Board member and Trustee of the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, a UK charity meeting the complex needs of people with profound disabilities arising from brain injury. She was previously a member of the Board of the Confederation of British Industry.
Anna graduated with a degree in psychology and worked with families with children with learning disabilities before switching careers to become an accountant, later becoming a fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Anna lives in Oxford (UK), has two grown-up daughters and enjoys running and yoga as well as watching any live sport.