Kit McMahon

Sir Christopher William McMahon (10 July 1927 – 20 November 2024) was a British banker who was the executive director of the Bank of England from 1970 to 1980 and deputy governor from 1980 to 1986.^[1][2]

Life and career

McMahon was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 10 July 1927 to Dr. J.J. McMahon and Mrs McMahon (née Brown).^{[3] [4]}.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.^[5] He was made a Fellow of Birkbeck after being a Governor there for at least 12 years.^[6]

McMahon died on 20 November 2024, at the age of 97.^[7][8][9]