Alex Marsh

Alex is an experienced executive and board advisor in banking, payments, and fintech. He is the Chair of Salad, an award-winning Open Banking and AI powered lender providing fair and affordable credit, and a Non-Executive Director at the Centre for Finance Innovation & Technology (CFIT), the UK Government-backed body tasked with accelerating financial innovation.

Previously, he was CEO of Klarna in the UK, where he scaled the business to over 18 million consumers while navigating complex regulatory change. Prior to that, he held leadership roles at Close Brothers Group plc and qualified as a chartered accountant at PwC, working across London and Sydney.

A passionate advocate for social impact, Alex co-founded Charterpath, a UK charity inspiring finance professionals to volunteer their skills, where he now serves as Chair of Trustees. He also serves as a trustee, governor, and advisor to several education related charities and volunteer initiatives.