Mark Thompson

Mark Thompson
Mark Thompson ; (policeman, accountant, deep state functionary?);
	Acting SFO/Director
In office
	21 April 2018 - 27 August 2018
Preceded by	David Green
Succeeded by	Lisa Osofsky
	SFO/CFO
In office
	May 2015 - Present
Employer	SFO
	SFO/Head of Proceeds of Crime Division
In office
	2012 - 2016
Employer	SFO

Not to be confused with Mark Thompson (BBC)

Mark Thompson is a former acting SFO director.

Career

Thompson worked as a police officer with the UK Metropolitan Police before qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1997. He then worked for the National Audit Office and KPMG Forensic.^[1]

In 2004 he joined the SFO. In addition to working as chief financial officer, Thompson became acting SFO director in April 2018.^[2]

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
WEF/Annual Meeting/2006	25 January 2006	29 January 2006	Switzerland	Both former US president Bill Clinton and Bill Gates pushed for public-private partnerships. Only a few of the over 2000 participants are known.
WEF/Annual Meeting/2017	17 January 2017	20 January 2017	World Economic Forum Switzerland	2950 known participants, including prominently Bill Gates. "Offers a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to achieve common goals for greater societal leadership."
WEF/Annual Meeting/2019	22 January 2019	25 January 2019	World Economic Forum Switzerland	"The reality is that we are in a Cold War [against China] that threatens to turn into a hot one."

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