Professional Career
Having completed a Business Studies degree at Edinburgh University in 1986 Mark joined A.E.Williams & Son (Builders) Ltd , a business delivering responsive repairs work to the social housing sector in South London.Mark became  Chief Executive in his own business from 1989.  In April 2007 he sold his business to Connaught PLC where he then worked for 3.5 years, initially as an Operational Director rising to a Group-wide sales director role.  In the autumn of 2010, Mark joined the Davis Langdon team as Head of Business Growth for the Affordable Housing Group into the South East.

Business Experience & Skills :
As Chief Executive of AEW, Mark was responsible for the strategy and service delivery of a business that he grew from a turnover of £200k with 6 staff in 1986, to £25m and over 200 staff in 2007. Mark wrote and costed all bids / method statements and personally led all sales / marketing / community strategies. The business enjoyed an enviable reputation for its flexibility, innovation and partnership approach to clients as evidenced in 2000 when Mark established Rosebery Homecall Property Services, a Joint Venture company , owned by AEW and the Rosebery HA in Epsom. This was the first JV business in the UK Social Housing sector for responsive repairs, although it grew to deliver planned and cyclical works both to a number of clients beyond Rosebery Housing.

As CEO of his own business Mark had overall financial responsibility for his business and working within Connaught Mark had budget responsibility in all of his roles.  His education provided him a grounding in accountancy and financial modelling and having been through the sale of his business to Connaught and formed a JV company he has an excellent understanding of how businesses are regulated,valued and financed.

After joining Connaught, Mark  initially handled the operational performance of his existing contracts as he integrated his business and staff into the Connaught structure.  As that took place and his earn out arrangements reduced the business offered him the chance to focus increasingly upon Business Growth functions, recognising with his full support that area was best suited to his core skill set.Leading these functions across the region gave him the chance to shape the Connaught offering with considerable success as they won a number of new partnership contracts and extended existing relationships.

The post of Client Relationship Director was established to head up business development but branded at his suggestion to recognise the crucial role that relationships play in developing a business, particularly at a more strategic, director/CEO level. Mark was then invited to work as a Sales Director at Group Level, focussing on larger and more diverse opportunities nationally and across the breadth of the Connaught sales offering.  This role gave him increasing licence to innovate and to build his relationships with clients, consultants and customers alike.

Mark's role at Davis Langdon focuses on developing Client Relationships and responding to client challenges by evolving new services and products to support the sector.Mark leads by example in his work, bringing a passion and enthusiasm that is complimented by a working history that has given him a unique all round skill set which coupled with his sector knowledge and contacts leaves him ideally placed to communicate with all stakeholders in the sector and advise/support his clients.