Mark Line

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Chief business development officer, DNV Business Assurance

Experience

28 years

Nationality

British

Expertise

Corporate responsibility strategy, non-financial disclosure, assurance strategies, learning reviews, environmental management, facilitation of board-level discussions of sustainability issues

Other positions

  • Chartered Member of the Society for the Environment
  • Judge of the ACCA UK sustainability reporting awards
  • Elected member of the Council of AccountAbility (2007-10)

Career history

  • Executive chairman, Two Tomorrows, 1999-
  • Operations director, Enviros, 1997-99
  • Divisonal director of corporate strategy, Aspinwall & Company, 1987-97
  • Environmantal consultant, WS Atkins, 1985-87
  • Hazardous waste officer, Greater London Council, 1983-85
  • Site licensing officer, WYMCC, 1982-83

Education

MSc Environmental Technology, Imperial College, UK

Key clients

adidas, ArcelorMittal, Bacardi, Bechtel, BP, The Co-operative Group, Crossrail, First Group, GRI, Guardian News & Media, Henkel, Hitachi, Stora Enso, UNDP, Vodafone

Career highlights

  • Developing the first serious responsible procurement programme in the corporate sector for B&Q in the late 1980s
  • Helping Bacardi design and implement its corporate responsibility strategy
  • Working on sustainability projects in Hong Kong during the 1990s
  • Leading a UNDP study of corporate responsibility in 'new Europe'