Mark is an award-winning practitioner of partnering principles with extensive experience in procurement across the construction industry. Sits on a national advisory panel of IHEEM he provides active membership role, providing formal reviews of healthcare estates guidance and whitepapers to inform NHS policy.

He is a Statutory Board Director for Drees & Sommer UK and a national lead for healthcare, together with heading up our Strategic Management Consultancy and Project Management Divisions.

Mark joined Drees & Sommer UK in 2017, growing our healthcare pipeline significantly since coming to us from Sweett Group . It is now the largest independent sector at Drees & Sommer UK with key clients including NHS property services, NHS Improvement, Manchester Teaching Hospitals, Birmingham, and Solihull STP, and is leading the £1.1bn PMO for Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System as part of the national New Hospital Programme.

Fun fact: Mark was a semi professional footballer, but had to retire at 23 due to an injury.

Business philosophy: Having studied a Masters in Business Administration: Construction and Real Estate, and a Better Business Case Accredited practitioner, Mark champions organisational learning and how both ourselves and our client organisations can grow from single loop and double loop learning practices.