Who is Marcus Agius? - Telegraph He was educated at St George's College, Weybridge, and earned his MA degree in Mechanical Sciences and Economics from Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. He was chairman of BAA until 2006 and is currently senior independent director of the BBC and chairman of the trustees of The Royal Botanic Gardens. Agius is also chairman of the British Bankers' Association, a business ambassador for UK Trade and Investment, a member of the Advisory Council of TheCityUK, a member of the executive committee of the IIEB and a member of the Takeover Panel. Agius joined the Barclays' board on September 1, 2006, as a non-executive firector and was appointed as chairman on January 1, 2007, succeeding Matthew Barrett. he is chairman of the Board Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee, a member of the Board Remuneration Committee and chairman of the Board Citizenship Committee. Agius lives in London with his wife, Katherine (daughter of Edmund de Rothschild of the Rothschild banking family of England), and two children.