Mark West

Mark started in the profession in early 1983 working for a small boutique insolvency firm. Over the coming years, he moved to larger firms. This culminating in a secondment to Melbourne for 15 months during late 1991 to assist with a full-scale collapse of three medium-sized building societies.

He returned to the UK in mid-1993 and continued to concentrate on corporate restructuring; principally through the administration process. In recent years, he has focused more on the forensic and expert witness work relating to corporate fraud but applies his experiences to the full ambit of insolvency proceedings.

CORE SKILLS:

• Insolvency procedures
• Restructuring and turnaround
• Understanding the reasons for business failure
• Seeing the wood for the trees in reincarnation

Style:

“It’s not over, ’til it’s over.” Mark is an optimist and tries to help clients and creditors see past the obvious. There’s no ‘inevitability’ about insolvency until the parties involve close all the doors and until then, Mark’s approach is to ensure all involved have worked through the options open to them.

EXPERIENCE:

Mark has been in the insolvency business since the early eighties working for different sized practices and in different forms of insolvency.

Mark’s Hero Qualities:

Cool Head: Mark has the ability to look through all the negativity of an insolvent situation and come up with a positive way to move forward while the business’s owners are under pressure.

Firm Grip: During any form of insolvency, whether personal or corporate, the insolvent company or individual often loses a perspective of what’s important, partly because this is uncharted territory and they feel vulnerable. Mark’s ‘gym trained’ firm grip helps keep the situation under control.

Plenty of Guts: More often than not, insolvency of a company or individual is one of the lowest points in the business cycle. You need plenty of guts to be positive and resolute, forging forward when everything around you is failing and Mark provides a plentiful supply of this.

Sharp Eyesight: There’s a lot going on during an insolvency case and Mark ensures that the parties involved don’t lose sight of what needs to be achieved and maintains an eye for opportunities that may yield positive outcomes.

Fun Side:

Outside of work, he enjoys a variety of sports. He’s also a regular in the local gym.

He has 2 teenage children who occupy most of his weekends and like him, seem to have acquired the bug to travel.