Thomas Mark, President of the MK Illumination Group. Image: MK Illumination
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Thomas Mark joins ACROSS Advisory Board

The ACROSS Advisory Board is happy to announce its latest addition and welcomes Thomas Mark as its new member.

Thomas Mark, President of the MK Illumination Group, is responsible for global business development in the retail real estate sector. Due to his years of experience in this area, one of his key tasks is to incorporate the high requirements of retailers and shopping centers into all of the company’s business units. He has been the company’s co-owner since its foundation in 1996 by his twin brother Klaus Mark.

The board currently consists of 18 members

The ACROSS Advisory Board’s declared aim is to offer its expertise in topic identification and formulation. The board currently has 18 members. There will be a semi-annual discussion process whereby the advisory board identifies the challenges and opportunities the industry faces and what burning problems and emerging trends they see.

The ACROSS Advisory Board includes the following industry experts:

  • Christoph Achammer, Chairman of the Board at ATP architects engineers
  • Patrick Delcol, the CEO of BNP Paribas Real Estate for CEE
  • Lisette van Doorn, Chief Executive Europe of ULI
  • Jonathan Doughty, Global Head of Foodservice at ECE
  • Scott Dwyer, COO of Atrium Europe
  • Joanna Fisher, Managing Director Center Management at ECE
  • Josip Kardun, CEO of Multi Corporation
  • Daniel Losantos, CEO of Neinver
  • Henrik Madsen, Managing Director Northern Europe at McArthurGlen
  • Thomas Mark, President of the MK Illumination Group
  • Christof Papousek, CFO of the Constantin Film group of companies
  • Dietmar Reindl, COO of Immofinanz Group
  • Martin Sabelko, Managing Director at Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate Austria
  • Katharina von Schacky,‎Divisional Head of Real Estate Markets Shopping at Commerz Real
  • Jacques Sinke, CEO of reteam international
  • Árpád Török, CEO of TriGranit
  • Henrike Waldburg, Head of Investment Management Retail at Union Investment, and
  • Marcus Wild, CEO of SES Spar European Shopping Center
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