Mark is an Executive level marketer and Non-Executive director with several side hustles.
At Direct Line Group he was the Managing Director for Marketing & Digital with responsibility for brand, communications, CRM, insight, digital and data across the brand portfolio. He is also an Exec sponsor for the BAME element of DLG’s D&I activity, and sits on the Board of DLG Legal Services.
Prior to Direct Line Group Mark worked at HSBC, 118118 and Mars in a range of marketing and commercial roles.
Mark also serves as Non-Executive Director of Learnetal, an Ed Tech business; Chairman of the School of Marketing; Chairman of the Advertising Association Front Foot, and co-host of the “Oh The Places We’ll Go” web show. He also founded the Sprintathon in 2016 which seeks to #beatcancerfaster and has raised over £500k to date for Stand Up To Cancer.
Mark is a Fellow of the Marketing Society and of the Marketing Academy and has been recognised externally as the Financial Services Forum Marketer of the Year in 2015, the Marketing Society Leader of the Year in 2018, and within Campaign’s Power 100 Hall of Fame.