Mark Plant

 CEO

I am a professional Interim operating at CEO/MD level with experience across a wide range of sectors and industries. Usually parachuted into a company to address issues or to drive growth; my ability to understand the business and the team is critical as is the confidence to ask the difficult questions across all areas of the business including strategy, governance and fiduciary. My board experience includes working with a range of stakeholders including founder/owners, VC and PE investors and business angels and I have an in-depth understanding of the needs and demands of these different parties. An understanding that has proven to be highly beneficial in previous roles. I have a solid sales and marketing background with experience of leading sales teams predominantly in the technology and software sectors selling in to Blue chip, Finance, Banking and Retail sectors. In addition I have an in-depth understanding indirect and direct sales channels and the optimum use of each. In summary, my broad sector background, my extensive business development experience and my ability to ask informed challenging questions across the entire organisation makes me an excellent and highly productive member of a board.


Expertise

  • Large (200+ employees) organisation – unlisted
  • Small to Medium Enterprise – SME (199+ employees) – unlisted
  • Small organisation (1-9 employees)
  • Not-for-profit organisation Small (10-199 employees)
  • Business Supplies & Equipment
  • Computer & Network Security
  • Computer Software
  • Education Management
  • Executive Office
  • Information Technology & Services
  • Management Consulting
  • Sales
  • Governance
  • Business Acumen
  • IT
  • Marketing
  • Public Relations
  • Senior Leadership
  • Strategic Thinking

Experience

  • Vice Chair
  • Non Executive
  • Committee Member
  • Advisory Board Member
  • CEO
  • GM/MD
  • Executive Director
  • Consultant

Board or Committee Experience

Title Sub Committee Company Name Industry
Vice ChairIFTLEducation
MemberLearning ProvisionIFTLEducation
Board AdvisorGeneraliCyber security GroupSecurity

Executive Career Summary

Title Company Name Industry
CEOiCyber Security GroupCyber Security
Vice ChairIFTLEducation
CEOEcodeskSupply Chain
CEO8 SolutionsData Centre
MDCMP ResolutionsArbitration and Mediation
Sales, Marketing and Solutions DirectorEquanet ( part of Dixons)IT Distribution}