MARC BOLLAND

has enjoyed a distinguished and varied career over the past two decades. Since 2016, he has been a Senior Partner, Chairman of Europe, and Senior Advisor at Blackstone. From 2010 to 2016, he served as CEO of Marks & Spencer, and before that, from 2006 to 2010, he led Morrisons as its CEO. Between 2001 and 2006, he was on Heineken’s Executive Board, where he held the role of Chief Operating Officer. In addition to these executive positions, he has served on the boards of Manpower, British Airways (now IAG), The Coca‑Cola Company, and Exor, and contributed to cultural leadership through roles with the Royal Academy and The Royal Collection. He is also the founder of two impactful initiatives, The Movement to Work and The Learning Passport, both aimed at expanding opportunities in education and employment.