Tony Marks

Tony is an Independent Member of Court.

As Chief Executive of 20/20 Business Group, Tony is responsible for ensuring the effectiveness of the Board including the good governance of all Group Businesses and their effective operation.  The role includes leading in digital business transformation via a Knowledge Transfer Project (KTP), maintaining ley client relationships, providing project subject matter expertise and working closely with the Group CEO and other Board members to improve shareholder value for our employee shareholders.

Tony is a Fellow of The Association for Project Management, The Chartered Management Institute and of The Institute of Leadership & Management. He was the author of ‘2020 Project Management’ published by Kogan Page, co-author of 'The Practitioner Handbook of Project Controls' published by Rutledge, and also author of  the 'Standard for Capital Projects Management for NHS Scotland'.  

Tony previously founded and led a collaborative learning research company called BusinessLab ®, was a Director of Worldwide Learning (a division of News Corporation), a Director of two software companies, and spent 10 years in project management with British Telecom. He has also been a Charity Trustee, served on the Scottish Enterprise Regional Advisory Board for Tayside and was a Board Member of the Scotland for Employee Ownership Industry Leadership Group.

He resides in Broughty Ferry, Dundee and works throughout the UK.

Register of Interests

Paid Employment

20/20 Business Insight Ltd

Directorships etc.

  • Director of 20/20 Business Group Ltd

  • Trustee of The 20/20 Employee Ownership Trust

Significant involvement with any organisation with which the University might do business

None

Position(s) of authority with any organisation(s) whose policies and decisions might be supposed to impact on the University

None

Significant Pecuniary Interests 

Married to Alison Marks, Senior Solicitor, Thorntons LLP (provider of legal services to Abertay University)

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