Mark Greaves – Non-Executive Director

Mark built a career as a Corporate Finance partner at PKF Francis Clark, where he was also responsible for developing their role in the international network PKF and leading an internal change programme based upon the digitalisation of the practice. His international duties included arranging trade visits to China and building closer links with Australian, European and American firms.

Mark has more than 20 years of dedicated transaction experience and is highly regarded for his commercial approach and negotiation skills. He has advised on many high profile deals such as the Management Buy Outs of Sutton Seeds and Dartington Crystal. He has a particular interest in media agencies and consumer branded businesses, and advised on the sale of Dr Organic to Holland & Barrett.

Mark now chairs the PKF UK & Ireland network of independent accounting firms as well as chairing the board at Delt Shared Services, a back office shared services business jointly owned by Plymouth City Council and Devon ICB. He also hosts a podcast series called Business Noodles and is a governor at Arts University Plymouth.

Mark is married to Claire and is a keen traveller, having been to many places around the world from South Africa to Norway and Japan to Alaska.  Mark is also a keen theatre and cinema fan, regularly attending productions in Plymouth but also in London and abroad in New York and San Francisco.