Mark Bolland

Mark William Bolland (born 10 April 1966) is a British public relations executive. Bolland worked for the Advertising Standards Authority and the Press Complaints Commission before serving as Deputy Private Secretary to Charles, Prince of Wales, from 1997 to 2002. During his time with Charles, Bolland was credited with rehabilitating the prince's public image and enhancing the public image of the relationship between Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, who would become the prince's second wife. After leaving the prince, Bolland established a public relations and communications firm, Mark Bolland & Associates, and has held several roles in the charitable and third sector.

Bolland was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Arthur Bolland, who had emigrated from Middlesbrough in England, and his wife Joan. Before Bolland's birth his parents had had a daughter, Tracy, who had died aged six of a hole in the heart. Bolland was born a year after his sister's death. His parents later had a third child, Diana, and the family returned to England. Bolland was educated at the King's Manor School in Middlesbrough, and the University of York, where he received a BSc in chemistry.

After university Bolland worked as a public affairs executive with Public Affairs International in Toronto before joining IBM's UK branch as a marketing executive where he worked from 1987 to 1988.

After meeting Lord McGregor, Bolland worked as an adviser to him from 1989 to 1991 during McGregor's time as Director-General of the Advertising Standards Authority and followed him to the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), serving as an executive assistant during McGregor's chairmanship from 1991 to 1992. Bolland then served as director of the PCC from 1992 to 1996. McGregor's successor at the PCC, Lord Wakeham, recommended to Charles, Prince of Wales, that Bolland should work as his adviser, and Bolland's partner, Guy Black, subsequently succeeded him as director of the PCC.

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