Mark Francis Russell

Chief Executive, Shareholder Executive

Incumbent

Assumed office
2013-02-04
Prime Minister| David Cameron
Minister| Vince Cable (until May 2015), Sajid Javid (since May 2015)
Preceded by| Stephen Lovegrove
Personal details
Born|  (1960-05-22) 22 May 1960 (age 63)

Mark Francis Russell (born 22 May 1960) is a British businessman, serving since 2007 as the Chief Executive of the British government's Shareholder Executive.[1] He joined ShEx in 2004 as the director of Corporate Finance Practice, becoming its deputy chief executive in 2007, where he stayed until 2013 when he became the head of the agency when Stephen Lovegrove moved to be the permanent secretary of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.[2][3] As of September 2015, Russell was paid a salary of between £160,000 and £164,999, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ A & C Black (2015). "RUSSELL, Mark Francis". www.ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who 2016 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
2. ^ "Mark Russell - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
3. ^ "Mark Russell confirmed as Chief Executive of Shareholder Executive - Press releases - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
4. ^ "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Interview with Mark Russell shortly after he became the head of ShEx

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