Mark Cahalane

“Choosing to work with Mark may have been one of the best decisions we ever made. He understood our business, what matters to us and what the senior team needed. I could not recommend him highly enough.”
CEO International Data Consultancy

Former Group Director of Corporate Affairs for CRH plc., a global Fortune 500 company, Mark helped build a world-class function to support significant transformation across a footprint of 28 countries. Previously, Mark led practice areas of international communications agencies Edelman and Drury Communications and has led several businesses and financial turnarounds.

Mark combines this experience of leadership of a global business with a challenging yet common-sense approach to his coaching and a belief in the ‘corporate athlete’: the person who can thrive in a complex system through excellent performance and a commitment to personal growth. Mark works closely with his clients to help them perform at their best while ensuring they remain focused on an authentic and purposeful approach to leadership. Direct, engaging and warm Mark creates and maintains an active and trusting connection with clients.

Mark is highly experienced in Individual and Team coaching and in Corporate Mediation. He has worked across a range of sectors including Manufacturing, Banking, Healthcare, Retail, Technology, Engineering, Construction, Professional Services and Entertainment. As a communications and engagement expert, Mark has written on related topics and spoken at global conferences such as Davos.