Mark is an entrepreneur with over 25 years leadership in international marketing & technology start-ups. He built two successful digital agencies that were acquired by publicly-listed advertising groups, where he attained board and executive level experience.Today he divides his time between overseeing his latest ventures in tourism; Sydney Harbour Boat Tours and Sydney360, with several technology directorships, advisory positions and investments. Mark began his career as a television reporter/journalist, before moving to the UK to work as a producer. In 1990 he started Creation Communications, which became one of Britain’s leading video production companies - it was acquired by NSYE listed advertising co, Interpublic Group in 2000. He moved back to Australia to found the web development start-up C4 Communication. Within five years C4 grew to almost 100 staff with revenues of $20m+ across Australia and Asia. In 2007 it was acquired by the ASX-listed marketing services group, Photon (now Enero Group), where Mark became Managing Director of its global Internet & E-Commerce division. In 2010 Photon's digital businesses were sold to Salmat and integrated into Salmat Digital.In 2011 Mark co-founded eComm Partners, to develop, advise and invest in e-commerce and digital marketing ventures. In 2012 he became Executive Chairman and partner of Peer Group Media and a director/investor of NZ technology and ticketing company Eventfinda. In 2013 Mark acquired The Music Network, a digital subscription service providing news, charts and data to the Australian music business, and in 2017 he sold that business.In August 2015 he joined the board of ASX-listed Asia Pacific Digital as a Non Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee. In 2017 Mark acquired Sydney Harbour Boat Tours, a small tourism venture on Sydney Harbour, where he is currently in the process of building the brand and scaling the business.In 2020 with the Covid-19 pandemic badly affecting internationally-focused tourism operators, Mark created a locally focused brand called My Sydney Boat and a digital destination guide for Sydney, called Sydney360.