Mark joined the Australian Institute of Company Directors as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in 2022. Mark served as the Global CEO at Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) for two terms over 2014-2020 where he was also a Partner. He was also Chair of the firm's Global Executive, Chair of the Global Diversity & Inclusion Group and a Member of the HSF Global Partnership Council. He was responsible for developing and implementing the “Beyond 2020” strategy. Prior to becoming the Global CEO of HSF, he was a member of the management team having led a number of practice groups including the Banking and Finance Group as well as the Corporate Group. He practised as a Partner in the Banking & Finance area.

Mark is the Chair of Redkite Children's Charity, a Non-Executive Director of Smartgroup Corporation Limited (ASX: SIQ) and a Board Member of the European Australian Business Council. Additionally, Mark is a member of Financial Services Institute of Australia.

Mark was based in London from 2013 until 2020.

He is a graduate of the University of Sydney; Melbourne University (Mt Eliza), Harvard University and Singularity University.