Marc Ellsmore currently serves as the Head of Credit Risk at Gulf International Bank, a position held since July 2023. Prior to this role, Marc was the Senior Credit Analyst - Assistant Director at UK Government Investments from October 2021 to July 2023. Marc's extensive experience in credit analysis and risk management includes a significant tenure at Fitch Ratings, where roles included Director of EMEA Banks and Associate Director of Financial Institutions from August 2011 to October 2021. Earlier in career development, Marc worked as a Fixed Income Analyst at MarketAxess Post-Trade (formerly Trax) from 2006 to August 2011. Marc holds a 2:1 Bachelor's degree in International Business and Economics with French and Swedish from the University of Surrey.