Video: Mark Carney: I'm going to where the challenges are greatest Mark Carney, a former Goldman Sachs investment banker who successfully helped to steer the Canadian economy through the global crisis, will succeed Mervyn King next year. BOE deputy Governor Paul Tucker, who had spent his entire career at the central bank, had been the hot favourite to succeed Mr King. Mr Carney, 47, will be the first non-English governor of the Bank of England. He will stay in his position at Canada's central bank until June 1 next year. In addition to being Canada's top central banker, in November 2011 Mr Carney took the helm of the Financial Stability Board, which has been tasked by the Group of 20 leading economies to introduce and coordinate a raft of new financial regulations. After working in the investment bank's London, Tokyo, New York and Toronto offices, Mr Carney was appointed deputy governor of the Bank of Canada in 2003. He left in November 2004 for a senior position in Canada's finance department, which included being the country's G7 deputy.