Marcus Missen

Executive Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications at Leonard Cheshire

Marcus joined us in June 2021 from WaterAid, where he was Director of Communications and Fundraising.

During his nine years at WaterAid, Marcus is credited with leading the charity’s brand and fundraising transformation. He has been Chair of their Global Communications and Fundraising Executive since 2012.

Marcus is currently Vice Chair of Bond UK’s Trustee Board and chairs the People Committee. He also chairs the advisory panel for The Resource Alliance and has been a trustee of the International Broadcasting Trust since 2018.

Before WaterAid, he worked at NSPCC, first as Development Director, then as Head of Strategy, and before that was Director of Fundraising and Marketing at EveryChild. He has also worked in fundraising roles at British Heart Foundation, Romanian Orphanage Trust and Fight For Sight. His commercial experience includes being part of reengineering Encyclopaedia Britannica into a digital business.

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