PRESS RELEASE : Trustee reappointed to Royal Museums Greenwich [November 2023]

The press release issued by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on 29 November 2023.

The Prime Minister has reappointed Alastair Marsh as Trustee of Royal Museums Greenwich.

Alastair Marsh

Appointed for a four year term commencing 01 July 2023.

Alastair Marsh stepped down as Group Chief Executive Officer of Lloyd’s Register Group on 31 December 2020 after 13 years, having been both Group CFO and Group CEO during this time.

Safety and risk are at the heart of the LR Group, which began as Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, a marine classification company, and continues to be one of the four key global providers of this service today.

Alastair is a qualified Chartered Accountant and prior to joining LR, worked for Price Waterhouse before holding a number of senior financial management positions within the high-tech manufacturing, chemicals, software and ICT sectors.

Alastair was appointed Chairman of the Private Equity backed Accountancy Services group Xeinadin in March 2021, and a Non-Executive Director of the Hong Based Ship Management Group Wallem in July 2022. He is also a Trustee of the Royal Museums Greenwich, where he Chairs the Audit and Risk Committee.

He is Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, and is a Younger Brother of Trinity House.

Remuneration and Governance Code

Trustees of the Royal Museums Greenwich are not remunerated. This appointment has been made in accordance with the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments. The appointments process is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Under the Code, any significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five years must be declared. This is defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a recordable donation, or candidature for election. Alastair Marsh has not declared any significant political activity.