His best-selling business book, Five Frogs on a Log: a CEO's Field Guide to Accelerating the Transition in Mergers, Acquisitions and Gut-Wrenching Change, has sold over 57,000 copies. Published in six languages, this entertaining and informative book is being purchased in volume by major corporations worldwide.

As the founder and managing partner of Five Frogs Group, Mark advises private clients on mergers & acquisitions, competitive positioning and brand strategy. He is Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Virsa System, the leader in enterprise security software. In addition, Mark is a board member for Branuity, a brand strategy firm.

Formerly a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mark was the global Practice Leader for PwC's trademarked merger & acquisition consulting business - The Accelerated Transition. He has over 20 years experience in international merger and acquisition consulting. During this period he was also the president of The Rubicon Group and the founder of Rubicon/Pacific Trading, an Asian trading consultancy.

Mark has worked with clients in the US, Asia and Europe. His experience spans manufacturing, telecommunications, electronics, financial services, media, software, hospitality and health care. His clients have included such diverse global corporations as JDS Uniphase, Global Crossing, Alcoa, Adobe Systems, Microsoft, Barclays Group, DaimlerChrysler, Hewlett Packard, Pearson plc and Goodyear Tire and Rubber. He has been a frequent speaker for major industrials like Dupont and Honeywell, as well as notable financials like FleetBoston, CoBank, General Re and MetLife.

Mark is an energetic speaker who uses humor to engage audiences on vital, industry-transforming events, such as consolidation, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. He also provides unconventional, hard-edged advice on company-specific issues like brand strategy and how savvy players can turbo-charge corporate change.