Mark Norman (banker)
Mark Norman | |
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| Born | April 5, 1910 |
| Died | December 6, 1994 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Merchant banker |
| Spouse | Helen Bryan (m. 1933) |
| Children | 5 |
Mark Richard Norman CBE (3 April 1910 – 6 December 1994) was an English banker from the Norman family. He was a managing director of Lazard Brothers, the merchant bankers from 1960 to 1975 and chairman of Gallaher, the cigarette manufacturers.
Norman combined his respective careers in the City and industry with a prominent role in the affairs of the National Trust — an interest he inherited from his father, Ronald Collet Norman. Norman took over as deputy chairman of the Trust in 1977. Faced with rising maintenance costs and a rapid expansion of the property portfolio, he guarded short-term solvency while keeping a clear eye on long-term liabilities.