A Chartered Engineer and Chartered IT Professional with 25+ years in the data centre sector and delivery of services from world class data centres. Now operating as a Consultant and Technical Advisor combining multiple data centre disciplines to support all facets of the Data Centre Lifecycle. A regular public speaker and thought leader on data centre technical issues as well as sitting on multiple technical and advisory boards. Mark is involved in the development of International Data Centre Standards and is the Editor and Committee Chair of the European Commission Code of Conduct on data centre energy efficiency since 2013.