Current Position

Mark is now based in Angola, as the first employee of Yara International ASA there, since January 2009, exploring opportunities related to gas based fertilizer production. He is also responsible for business development for Yara Upstream in Sub-Sahara Africa. Having worked in the petrochemical industry for over 25 years, he also sees potential business linkages between the developed oil and gas industry in Trinidad, and the countries in Sub-Sahara Africa which are in early stages of industry development.

Experience

He has worked as part of the design, construction, commissioning, management and operation of the Tringen 2 ammonia plant, after being assigned as one of the project engineers working with the engineering contractor in Los Angeles, California from 1984 to 1986. After holding several senior management positions in Yara Trinidad Ltd, he took an assignment based with his family in Oslo, Norway, as Head of Central Purchasing from 2000 to 2002 working with all plants in the Yara network to implement key strategic supply management global and regional initiatives.

On return to Trinidad in 2002, Mark became the first local President of Yara Trinidad Ltd since inception of the facilities until 2008.

Education

Mark graduated in Chemical Engineering from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad in 1982, and also completed his MBA at Duke University, Fuqua School of Business in 1992. In 2011, Mark was recognized as one of the 50 UWI (St. Augustine) Distinguished Alumni Awardees as part of the University’s 50th anniversary celebrations.