Prior to joining Advito in September 2006, Mark was in the Business Transformation Outsourcing practice at IBM where he was responsible for all client-facing activities of the travel practice, including the development and implementation of strategic sourcing.  Mark has over 20 years of experience in Business Travel Management.  He gained this experience beginning in the late 1980s working for WorldTravel Partners, followed by 10 years as the Director of Travel for Price Waterhouse and PricewaterhouseCoopers.  Prior to his work in travel management, Mark worked for Price Waterhouse in the tax practice where he was responsible for federal and state income tax planning for several major corporate and individual clients.  Mark is a Certified Public Accountant, has a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy from Wake Forest University, a Master of Taxation degree from Georgia State University, and is a former president of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE).