ABOUT

Mark is the Chairman of the Sports Rights Owners Coalition (SROC), representing the collective interests of over 50 international and national sports bodies in the protection and development of their Intellectual Property Rights. SROC seeks proper recognition of the value of sport from Governments across the world, and effective protection for their rights under law. 

Mark has worked in the sports and sports technology industry for over 25 years, from technology startups in the USA to the administration of European sports bodies. Working both in male and female professional sport, he has served both as Chief Executive of golf’s Ladies European Tour (LET) and as Managing Director of the European Tour’s television production and distribution company, European Tour Productions (ETP). 

A software engineer by education, Mark previously held a number of positions in the European software industry with Siemens, Groupe Bull and Cap Gemini, before joining the industry-led European Software Institute in Bilbao, Spain, co-funded by the European Commission.