Mark is CEO and co-founder of Cast Consultancy. He is a Chartered Surveyor with 30 years’ experience in construction and real estate and has become a recognised international commentator on a variety of industry and policy related issues. Mark is a member of the Mayor of London’s Construction Skills Advisory Group, a board member for the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre, a co-chair of Constructing Excellence, a trustee of the MOBIE educational charity and is an honorary professor at The University of Salford’s School of Built Environment.
Mark authored the influential 2016 independent government review of the UK’s construction labour model entitled ‘Modernise or Die’. He is a member of the newly formed Construction Innovation Hub Industry Board and chairs the MHCLG joint industry working group tasked with enabling greater use of Modern Methods of Construction through better access to technical assurance, mortgage finance and insurance.