Mark started his career with Deloitte, Haskin & Sells in 1980, before joining Kim Diamonds and subsequently De Beers Consolidated Mines Group, where he rose to the position of Group Financial Manager for NAMDEB, De Beer’s Namibian Diamond Group. Mark has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Southern Era Diamonds Inc, Southern Platinum Corporation, Metallon Gold Ltd and Braemore Resources Plc. He graduated from Wits University with a Bachelor of Accountancy, he also obtained his Graduate Diploma in Mining Engineering from Wits University in 2002 and a Higher Diploma in Mining Taxation from UNISA in 1986.