Mark Clarke

Background

About Mark Clarke

Throughout his career Mark has worked in both private and publicly owned organizations, both large and small. Notable career highlights would include: • Thirteen years in the Loblaw organization focusing on financial solutions development and financial planning. • Five years with the J.D. Irving organization which included the start-up of a short-line railway and a significant organization wide operating cost and process improvement initiative with a container shipping company. • Director of Operations and Professional Services with a start-up, venture capital based, software development company. • Two years with NB Power focusing on financial planning and business management solution development. • Three years as Senior Manager in Ernst & Young’s risk advisory practice Mark brings a well rounded base of experience and strength in business acumen which keeps a keen eye on how an organization manages processes from the point of view of efficiency, effectiveness and economy, while keeping solutions simple and impactful. Specialties: Mark’s background is highlighted by many years of project management, financial and operational systems development, people leadership, process improvement, P&L responsibility, corporate structure development, negotiation skills, and sales and business development. Mark displays the ability to adapt across industries quickly, and provide challenge to existing processes for enhancement and improvement, while bringing a pragmatic out-of-the-box approach to solutions.