Mark is the Global Head of RMS Data services, responsible for proposition, business development & client consulting of Thomson Reuters legal entity data services. Mark joined Thomson Reuters in March 2017 with the acquisition of the Avox and Clarient businesses from DTCC where he served as General Manager of Avox from January 2013 and regional head for the DTCC in EMEA. Mark originally joined DTCC in January 2012 to help develop the global LEI solution, focusing on Industry and Regulatory outreach within Europe and the development of the GMEI Utility, which is the largest local operating unit issuing LEI codes globally. Prior to this Mark worked for The Royal Bank of Scotland where he managed data for Group Risk and the legal entity data solution for the group. During this time Mark was an active industry participant in the growing LEI debate and a member of the GFMA’s global LEI steering committee. Between 2000 and his move to RBS in 2007, Mark managed the legal entity reference data team for Barclays Capital.