Hugh Tidbury
Profile Verified by The Marque
Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
Former Senior Advisor
London, GB
Profile Verified by The Marque
Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
THE MARQUE
In Their Own Right
Biography
Hugh Tidbury, after a long and successful career in corporate finance, now devotes most of his time to the charitable and non-profit sectors, where he serves on a number of boards and committees, principally in financial and fundraising roles.
Hugh is a long-serving member of The Skinners’ Company and holds several key roles within its charitable activities. He is a Trustee and Director of The Skinners’ Almshouse Charity (SAC), a non-profit organisation that provides homes for older people in financial need, and is Chair of SAC’s Finance Committee. In addition, Hugh sits on The Skinners’ Company Investment Committee, which oversees the investments of the Company and its associated charities, and is also a member of The Skinners’ Company Finance Committee.
Hugh is currently Chair of Fundraising at the Mary Rose Trust. He was formerly a Trustee of The Mary Rose Permanent Endowment Fund, a charity which supports the Mary Rose Trust. He has a long association with the Mary Rose project and helped to raise funds to build the new museum in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
After reading Economics at Cambridge, Hugh began his professional career at Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co (now KPMG), where he trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
He then spent 18 years at Morgan Grenfell and Deutsche Bank, becoming a Managing Director and Head of the European Chemicals Group, advising companies on M&A, IPOs and corporate finance.
In 2004, Hugh moved to leading investment bank Greenhill & Co as a Partner and Managing Director, and became Chair of the chemicals practice advising global chemical companies until his retirement in 2020.
Hugh is a keen sailor and cruises extensively. He was Vice Commodore and then Commodore of Bembridge Sailing Club from 2013 to 2017. As Executive Chair, he oversaw an operational and financial turnaround in the club’s affairs, updated its governance and represented the club externally.
The Record
Background
-
2004 — 2020
Former Senior Advisor
Greenhill & Co International LLP
Greenhill is a leading independent global investment bank focused on providing financial advice on M&A, restructuring and financing. The company also provides capital advisory to corporations, partnerships, institutions and governments.
-
1999 — 2004
Managing Director and Head of Deutsche Bank's European Chemicals Group
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank AG is a German investment bank and financial services company, operational in 58 countries with a large presence in Europe, the Americas and Asia.
-
1997 — 2020
Managing Director and Head of European Chemicals and Pharma Group
Deutsche Bank
Formative Years
Education
-
University of Cambridge
Economics, MA (Cantab)
1981
Areas Of Focus