Mark was born in South Africa, and graduated with Bachelor’s degrees in Commerce and Science from the University of Cape Town. He passed the professional exams in South Africa and Canada, and is a member of both the South African and Ontario (Canada) Institutes of Chartered Accountants.

Prior to joining Wain, Samuel he was a Real Estate Controller, first for a large private developer in Johannesburg, and later for a major Canadian food and general merchandise corporation in Toronto (listed on the TSE). In addition, he was co-founder of MasterMath, an audio-visual Math tutoring school in Toronto.

Mark joined Wain, Samuel in 1984, became a CPA in 1986, and was admitted to the partnership in 1987.

Mark has been active in community affairs and has served on the boards of several non-profit organizations. He is CFO of the San Francisco Bay Task Force ‘94, a non-profit corporation that was successful in bringing 1994 World Cup Soccer to the Bay Area. This organization continues to support soccer programs for underprivileged youth in the Bay Area.

Mark’s areas of primary interest are tax planning, foreign issues, investigative accounting, and management services.