Mark is the Joint Head of Procurement for North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils, and has held this post since 2015. Prior to his current role Mark worked in a number of different procurement roles over 23 years for the Environment Agency and the National Rivers Authority, before which he spent 10 years working for Barclays Bank in various Finance roles.
Mark holds a Master’s Degree in Supply Chain Management and is an experienced leader with a keen interest in practical procurement skills such as negotiation, strategic evaluation and risk management.
Mark was part of the North Somerset Council team that procured a service to work with children on the edge of care, known as Turning the Tide, using a Social Impact Bond arrangement.