Russell Mark is a consultant specializing in cross-Pacific business and government affairs with a focus on Canada-Japan business issues. Prior to establishing a private consultancy practice, Mr. Mark was Senior Principal and Director, Japanese Practice in KPMGLLP's Vancouver office. His career in public accountancy included client responsibility for major Canadian, Japanese and international businesses in a broad range of industries, and senior representative roles in Japan with the Province of British Columbia and the Canadian Embassy, Tokyo. Mr. Mark creates and implements strategies to make his Canadian clients successful in Asia and his Asian clients successful in Canada.

Mr. Mark earned his B.Comm (Accounting and Management Information Systems) in 1976 from the University of British Columbia ("UBC") and earned membership in both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979.

Mr. Mark has been a member of the Leadership Committee for the UBC World of Opportunity fundraising campaign, a panel leader at the 1998 BC Business Summit, a regular member of the Canadian Delegation to the Canada Japan Businessmen's Conference, a tour coordinator for the Japanese Rugby Football Union, an advisor to the Secretary of State (Asia Pacific); Chair, Founding Committee of the UBC Alumni and Friends (Tokyo Chapter); and Former Member, Executive Committee and Director, Vancouver Economic Development Commission. Mr. Mark currently serves as: President , The Canada-Japan Society of British Columbia; Member (and former Director), The Canadian Chamberof Commerce in Japan; Advisor, Sea-to-Sky University project; Member, Advisory Committee, International Business Conference (an annual UBC Sauder School of Business student-organized event) and Member, International Centre for Sustainable Cities. In 2000, Mr. Mark was invited to be one of three Canadian business representatives and presenters at the Joint Economic Committee consultations (an annual meeting of the Canadian and Japanese Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs) and in 2001, he was recognized with the Outstanding Alumnus award from the UBC Commerce Undergraduate Society for his continued mentorship of student leaders.