Chief Executive Officer
Mark was appointed CEO of Rambler Media in March 2007. He has extensive knowledge of internet, communications and media markets in many different countries and has provided Rambler Media’s Board with direct experience of these industries since 2005.
Mark has had 24 years of corporate operating and deal-making experience. He was the Managing Director and Regional Vice- President of Yahoo! Europe from July 2001 to December 2003, where he successfully restored growth by focusing on specific product lines.
Prior to joining Yahoo! Europe, Mark was Deputy Chief Executive of Hodder Headline plc, an LSE -listed book publishing company, and previously Commercial and Finance Director of Sega Europe Ltd and Commercial Director of Virgin Communications Ltd.Since 2003, Mark has been a private consultant and non-executive director on the Boards of several companies including Newbay Software Limited, WRI Holdings Limited, MIVA Inc., Entertainment One Limited, Blinkx plc and Bond Capital Partners Limited.
Mark was a director of Autonomy Corporation plc from June 2003 to October 2004. Mark is a chartered accountant, has an MBA (IMD Lausanne), and has also completed the London and Wharton business school programmes for public company directors. Mark is a dual UK/Canadian citizen.