Mark joined Future plc, the international special-interest media group listed on the London Stock Exchange, as Company Secretary and Head of Legal in 2002 from Allen & Overy after a 10 year City corporate law career. Future's diverse media business includes magazines, websites and events in special interest areas. Mark's focus on intellectual property law, notably copyright, at Future led him to be invited to join the Government and Regulatory Affairs Committee of industry body the Periodical Publishers Association. In that role he has worked closely with the PPA and has represented the UK magazine industry in Westminster and Brussels. Mark was invited to join the Publishers Licensing Society board and the Copyright Licensing Agency board as a PPA representative in 2008.