Mark Palmer

Mark Palmer spent the first nine years of his career with Valeo, the French multinational automotive group, working across France, the UK and the USA, culminating in his appointment as Management Development Director based in Paris.

In 2001, he joined boutique management consulting start-up OEE, becoming Managing Director a few years later. Working with his leadership team, he grew the business from $2m to $45m in revenue, led a successful trade sale to Webhelp in 2018, and oversaw the integration, rebranding and international expansion of the consulting business across France, Germany and the APAC region before exiting at the end of 2023.

Mark represented the SME consulting community on the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) Board for six years. Since leaving full-time executive roles, he supports boutique consulting firms on their growth journeys, providing practical, experience-led advice on strategy, leadership and business development. He is Chair of the Dean's Advisory Board for the School of Business at the University of Leicester, delivers guest lectures at Warwick Business School, and co-hosts bi-annual masterclasses in London with Professor Joe O'Mahoney (Cardiff Business School) on business development in professional services.

We have recently welcomed Mark to Magnus and look forward to working with him. The depth of experience and advice he brings will benefit the board and senior leadership team.