Born and raised in Gibraltar, Mark moved to Manchester where he recieved a BSC in Computer Science and Accounting (Hons) from Manchester University. Mark trained in the Manchester office of KPMG where he gained valuable audit experience. In 1990, he transferred to KPMG's Gibraltar office where he handled a wide ranging portfolio of clients including international construction companies and banks.In 1992, after being approached by a number of potential clients, Mark left KPMG and established his own practice which he successfully led until 2007, when he founded the Benady Cohen & Co group together with Moe Cohen which later became RSM Gibraltar. Mark has an impressive portfolio of clients which includes various international groups of companies, charities and communal institutions, insurance brokers, property developers, healthcare providers and financial services providers.Mark is also involved in various communal charities and is the vice-president of the Gibraltar Jewish Community.Mark is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).Mark is approved by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) to act as a Statutory Auditor under the Financial Services (Auditors) Act 2009 and is also a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and an Experienced Investor Fund (EIF) director.Mark is a member of the tax faculty of the Gibraltar Society of Accountants (GSA), and sits on the advisory funds panel set up by the FSC.