“Mark combines the analytical side of the business along with engaging the team to pull together to achieve a specific goal. He understands that the head and heart need to be aligned for any organization to win at the highest level. It was a positive experience having Mark as my ranking colleague.” - Jeffrey McGregor
“I worked for Mark as his business leader for Outside distribution. Mark is an extraordinary business leader. He possesses immense intellectual and street intelligence. He excels as a strategic and tactical thinker and he executes. He demands excellence and integrity and if you work for and with him you are inspired to deliver that. He builds great teams by attracting talented people, creating trust and clearing a path for the team's success. As his third party distribution leader, I took every opportunity to put Mark in front of our most important customers and employees because he added value, improved our credibility, and helped us win and keep business.” - Marty Griffin
“I worked for Mark in the planning and execution of product development projects, large infrastructure projects, and the consolidation of insurance companies within Ameriprise. His ability to quickly understand complex concepts made my job much easier. I was able to use him as a sounding board and coach for the large and risky projects my group worked on. His support as a leader was key to our success. I have rarely seen a leader be able to "clear the path" so that his people could focus on getting the work done. He has a broad and deep understanding of the insurance business from the products themselves to marketing and service. As a people leader Mark was also quick to reward good performance. He made us feel that we were part of a team. We wanted to do outstanding work for him. He is amazing calm under pressure. When things did go wrong, his attitude was let's figure out how to fix this not whose fault is this. One of the best leaders I have worked for.” - Jeninne McGee
“Mark is a top tier leader with great analytic power, focus and ability to recognize/capitalize on emerging trends. As a people leader, Mark excells at retaining top talent, establishing clear platforms for cross organization accountability/success and delivery of leadership needed to assure excellence in execution.” - David Matteson
“Mark consistently demonstrates the leadership skills required to successfully deliver business results. He provides vision, financial acumen and keen negotiating skills combined with an ability to communicate clearly and effectively in a tough but personal style resulting in loyal and highly functional teams.” - Eric Lund
