Mark holds a bachelor of Commerce degree. He spent his former years working in the field of banking and finance in Australia. Specialising in off shore projects with majority of his banking career spent at JP Morgan.

In 2003 Mark established MP Direct with offices established in Australia, United Kingdom and China. MP Direct was set up to facilitate the procurement requirements of large-scale projects conducted by developers, builders and hotel groups worldwide.

Mark has developed an integrated Business (MP Modular) to facilitate the supply of modular building capabilities from its established comprehensive platform and infrastructure in China.

Mark has worked with many of Australia’s leading hotel owners and operators and identified a significant ‘market gap’ opportunity in providing the hotel sector with a high quality yet efficient build solution combined with an innovative “limited service” service offering. Mark’s combined experience in the development sector and banking has enabled him to identify this significant market opportunity and build the project team to deliver the Tribe model to the local and international market.