Headshot of Mark Walker, Executive Director of English & Exams and Global Director of English, wearing black jacket and pale blue shirt
Mark Walker, British Council Executive Director of English & Exams and Global Director of English ©

Mark Walker

Mark Walker is Director English and Exams for the British Council. 

Mark was appointed to this role in September 2022,  he was previously Director Transformation working to ensure successful and efficient organisational change to deliver the British Council’s mission and strategy. Prior to that he led the British Council’s East Asia region for five years, a region which includes China, Myanmar and South Korea. Mark has also been Director of British Council’s global examinations, responsible for the delivery of UK qualifications and English language assessments across the world.

He has worked in various roles in India, Egypt and countries in Europe where he started his British Council career as a teacher of English in Slovakia.