The Bank of London appoints Marc Jenkins as CFO UK

By Gloria Methri

The Bank of London has announced the appointment of Marc Jenkins as Chief Financial Officer UK – SMF 2 and Member of the Executive Management Committee of the UK Bank.

Jenkins will be responsible for all accounting, finance, and corporate treasury for the UK Bank and will also work with the Senior Leadership Team to support its commercial agenda.

Prior to The Bank of London, Jenkins spent almost two years as Deputy CFO and later as Acting CFO at Metro Bank, where he held SMF 2 delegated responsibilities, including leading acquisition integration. He was also a member of the Bank’s Executive Committee, Board Audit Committee, Board Disclosure Committee, and Board Risk Committee.

Previously, Jenkins spent almost four years at ClearBank as CFO (SMF2) and a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors (SMF3). He was responsible for all strategic planning, profitability, financial and regulatory reporting as well as bank-wide treasury including capital planning and management.

Earlier in his career, Jenkins worked in various roles at The National Westminster Bank Group and later MasterCard International.

Anthony Watson, Group Chief Executive & Founder of The Bank of London, said, “Marc has a distinguished career as a senior financial services executive and brings a wealth of experience and leadership skills across a broad range of corporate finance, accounting, strategy, stewardship, and governance.  We are extraordinarily fortunate that Marc has chosen to spend the next phase of his career as a leader at The Bank of London.”

Meanwhile, Jenkins said, “I am very excited to be joining The Bank of London at a pivotal time in its journey, and I look forward to playing a role in supporting the bank’s long-term and sustainable financial performance.”

The announcement comes amid a series of recent appointments including that of Phil Knight as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer of the UK bank.