Before being named CEO, Mark served as co-president responsible for our Research, Consulting, Sales, Marketing, Human Resources and Finance departments while also overseeing the high-growth Energy Transition and Chemicals market segments. Prior to this, he held the role of chief financial officer for seven years, where he was responsible for managing profit and loss and all financial matters.
In recent years, working in conjunction with the Controllership team, he has overseen all new business systems as well as the commercial and financial integration of acquisitions, focusing on consistently delivering organic growth and identifying further strategic merger and acquisition opportunities.
Mark completed his Chartered Accountant training at PricewaterhouseCoopers, going on to become chief financial officer of a US$400 million travel operation headquartered in North America. After relocating to London in 2006, he spent eight years at RELX, working across a variety of financial, strategic and business operations roles in the UK, Americas and Asia Pacific.
Mark’s experience has brought him close to all of Wood Mackenzie’s recent acquisitions and given him a proven track record of successfully delivering on complex international projects while meeting the needs of internal and external stakeholders. His extensive leadership experience continues to inform and support the overall business strategy to achieve long-term sustainable growth.
He holds a BA in Economics and a BA in Commerce, both from the University of Queensland, and is a Chartered Accountant through the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia.