Based in London, Mark Longworth primarily serves clients in the financial services industry, where he leads the UK banking and wealth practice. In this role he works with senior leaders from both a search perspective and also in the leadership advisory space, identifying and developing exceptional and diverse executives. From a functional perspective, Mark is active in the firm’s board consulting, chief people officers, and general counsel practices.
I love working with clients to help them develop both themselves and their teams. It’s key for leaders and their businesses to be the best possible versions of themselves in order to achieve their goals.
Before joining Egon Zehnder, Mark was a senior associate at Linklaters in their financial services practice for seven years, after which he served as chief of staff to the firm’s global CEO for three years, with 18 months of that time also working as head of corporate affairs at the firm. Mark was mainly based in London but has also lived and worked in both Hong Kong and the UAE.
Mark earned a joint BA in law and business studies from the University of Warwick before obtaining his practising legal qualification from the College of Law of England and Wales (CoL) in London. Mark lives in Surrey with his husband.
