Sir Christopher “Kit” William McMahon 1927-2024

26 November 2024

I am very sorry to announce the death of Honorary Fellow Sir Christopher “Kit” William McMahon at the age of 97. 

Sir Kit was a Magdalen Alumnus (Undergraduate, Philosophy Politics and Economics, 1951), Official Fellow and Tutor in Economics (1960-64), Senior Tutor (1961-63), and Honorary Fellow (1986).

Sir Kit 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.

Dinah Rose KC
President