Kit McMahon

Sir Christopher William McMahon was a British banker who was the executive director of the Bank of England from 1970 to 1980 and Deputy [Governor of the Bank of England|deputy governor] from 1980 to 1986.

Life and career

McMahon was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 10 July 1927 to Dr. J.J. McMahon and Mrs McMahon..He was educated at Melbourne [Grammar School] and the University of Melbourne before emigrating to the United Kingdom in 1951.
In 1999, the National [Portrait Gallery, London], acquired a portrait of him by Australian photographer Polly Borland for its permanent collection. He was made a Fellow of Birkbeck after being a Governor there for at least 12 years.
McMahon died on 20 November 2024, at the age of 97.