Overseas employee of the year, china daily. Honorary professor, Beijing University Foreign Studies Editor, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences?

Foreign Editor

Bangkok Post

I had the pleasure of working with Mark at public relation support for our Get4x mobile application. I was impressed by his cultural knowledge based on previous experience. His ability deliver visibility to provided online and printed medias help us to open doors into markets we planned.

EX exec biz ed China Daily, pundit China Radio Intl, media professor, BUFS

China: various

I had the pleasure working with Mark at China Daily during -. Mark is an exceptional business editor with astounding news sense and analytical storytelling ability. He has a proven track record of writing ground-breaking stories that outshine the others. His global working experiences in print, broadcasting and TV newsroom empowered him as a great mentor that...more

Extremely competent, highly experienced journalist and editor. Reliable, trustworthy and has been one of China Radio International's top "go to guys" for expert commentary on live shows about all things China, especially the economy.

As executive business editor at China Daily, Mark was without peer among the foreign experts at the China's English-language newspaper. A mentor to many reporters (both Chinese and Western), he not only points his wards in the right direction in covering the story, but also equips them with the tools to improve their writing. As a columnist, he is an elegant chronicler of...more

Mark is a highly professional, seasoned global journalist/editor. He's written brilliant news over the years and continues to raise the bar on journalism in transforming his current publication on a daily basis to an even higher level of professional journalism.

Mark is a ground breaking journalist with a distinquished track record in reporting and editing across several continents. He is also an expert media commentator/analyst on the evolving China media scene.

Mark is a very good writer, and couples that important talent with a "can-do" attitude and the discipline of hard work. If you have a chance to hire this man, do it, and pay him well.

I've known Mark for three and half years. He edits mostly my long enterprise feature stories. He is a senior and experienced editor who always raises interesting and inspiring questions. His lexiton makes my story outstanding, but still he keeps the story original! He's funny and easy going. It's my great honor to be colleague and friend with him!

Mark wrote several philosophical stories for the Hotpot column I was editing. They are quite different from our usual light style, but are really great writing.

Deputy editor

South Hams Newspapers

During the time Mark spent with us he was keen to develop and enhance the papers he worked on. We found him to be conscientious, diligent and a pleasure to work with.

Mark has unfailingly high journalistic standards, which are often a rarity in provincial newspapers. I greatly appreciated learning from a man of his calibre, as he frequently passed on useful nuggets of advice, especially about grammatical issues.

international news editor

Bloomberg

Mark and I worked together in the earlys. He was efficient, professional and pleasant to work with and his judgement was always impeccable. In sum, a good all-round newsman in the best tradition.

News Editor

World Online

I worked with Mark when he was News Editor at World Online (later acquired by Tiscali). Mark is highly organised and always dealt with the unpredictability of running a busy news desk with confidence and alacrity. Well-liked by his colleagues and superiors alike, Mark's professionalism, drive and personality would be an asset to any organisation.

senior producer, copy editor

CNN International

I had the pleasure of working with Mark when we were at CNN International. I produced the network's prime-time Europe newscast from my perch in Atlanta, while Mark supervised a team of producers, editors and writers in London who worked on the newscast -- a true inter-continental collaboration. I was consistently impressed with Mark's editorial judgment and his newsroom and control room abilities under huge pressure on a daily basis, where a minute could be an eternity in a breaking news situation. Mark is a particularly strong journalist, an excellent manager and a true renaissance man.less

Mark was key in helping us launch CNN International's first European-focused morning program, a show that was anchored live from both London and Berlin. Mark headed up our London team, and was responsible for three hours of original news and business programming a day. His leadership, and laser like focus helped keep us on top of Europe and Africa based stories, and also made sure we stayed on top of breaking news stories across the Middle East and around the world. He was responsible for the newsroom operations in London and Berlin, and supervised a team of writers and editors on the program, and made sure our shows worked seamlessly with the rest of our global newscasts. I miss working with him, and wholeheartedly recommend him.less