Mark joined PACP in 2021 and his focus areas are:
– Being a ‘bridge’ between Ireland and the UK markets, connecting Irish SMEs and funders to the UK and vice versa
– Multiple verticals, combining own expertise and that of UK based partners
– Sector specialisations are – MaaS, Energy Transition & Sustainability
– Geographic focus on Europe and beyond.

Mark has the unusual background of top level successful commercial management in a hyper competitive marketplace, combined with delivery of significant, sustainability focused, change programmes. In addition, he also has much experience of building stakeholder communities across the commercial and policymaking worlds.

He is a very experienced senior executive with Toyota in Ireland, having held Board responsibility at various times for Lexus, for After Sales and for the entire Commercial operations of the company. His most recent role there was as Director of Strategy, Innovation & Corporate Affairs.

In the Mobility field he led the formation of Toyota’s first Car Share operation in Europe which is successful and expanding.

In 2019 he was the founder and driving force behind Hydrogen Mobility Ireland (HMI) an organisation with 13 commercial members, as well as government and academic stakeholders. HMI has delivered a full roadmap for the introduction of hydrogen fuel cell transport and is now focused on deployment, https://h2mi.ie

Mark combines the traditional skill set of P&L management, delivering on profit targets and very challenging sales targets and in addition, seeing the world through multiple lenses, lets him see what others, sometimes may not. His most important attribute is the ability to work with people, to influence and to build relationships and to connect people from disparate backgrounds and with varying approaches.

Mark holds an MSc in Business Practice from The Irish Management Institute/University College Cork and is a Member of the Institute of Management Consultants and Advisors (IMCA).

Recent investor (January 2022) in DrumFIT Holdings Inc., focused on the Ed Tech/Wellness space in the USA/Ca/UK.