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Business experts across the UK
Mark Smith
- South West
- Operations
- Strategy
Mark is a highly motivated board level executive and team leader with a passion for quality and service delivery. A proven track record of high levels of customer satisfaction throughout his business career and an ability to deliver fast growth in competitive markets.
Having worked for a large plc running the electrical services division Mark went on to start and develop several SMEs across a range of sectors including the private rental sector and short stay/holiday accommodation, electrical installation, plumbing, building maintenance, property refurbishment and facilities management providing services to local authorities and blue-chip end user clients.
He also works within the charity sector as a specialist advisor on strategy and grant making policy to one of the UK’s largest grant making charities with assets of £400M as well as advising smaller charities on management of funds, growth and governance. As a registered foster carer, he has over ten years’ experience working with local authorities in children’s social care.
Mark currently holds the senior executive position of deputy head of Gloucestershire’s 2500 Freemasons. A role that includes oversight for strategy, membership, discipline, communications, charity fundraising and benevolence.