Our associates

Mark Stevens, Associate

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Mark has a diverse and international background in business centred around the development and implementation of tax, legal and financial strategy for the multi-national companies that he represents. His work experiences are grounded in the “Big 4” consulting environment and in-house with the African and Asian operations of The Coca-Cola Company as well as UK based global law firm. He is particularly adept at engaging with Government stakeholders to secure a more certain regulatory environment for the businesses that he supports.

Mark currently provides specialist, largely tax related, consulting services to large multi-national Groups of Companies head-quartered in Western Europe and the Middle East. He is also sits on the board of directors of a German head-quartered technology business, which has developed an innovative B2B software solution for the distribution of travel industry products and services.

Mark is a UK national, currently resident in France, having previously lived and worked in Dubai, South Africa and Bahrain.

Peter Schwartz, Associate

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Peter Schwartz is a respected international business consultant with 30 years of experience in marketing, website design, SEO maximization, partnership business agreements, and crisis communications for top organizations in the technology, healthcare, sports, transportation, and finance fields.

After graduating from Princeton High School in Princeton, New Jersey, Peter earned his B.A. in Political Science, Cum Laude from The George Washington University, also spending a year at The London School of Economics (LSE). Peter received his M.A. in International Business and Politics from New York University’s Stern School of Management in the evening while working full time at the Epilepsy Foundation. His master’s thesis on national healthcare reform was conducted under the tutelage of renowned Princeton University professor and author Lawrence Mead. Peter then honed his professional skills in the New York City global headquarters of top marketing agencies Edelman, FleishmanHillard, and Grey Advertising.

Over the years, Peter’s clients have included Berkshire Hathaway, Insperity, Polaris, PwC, Merck, Girl Scouts of America, Beverly Hills Center for Plastic and Laser Surgery, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Pfizer, Proctor & Gamble, Allied Pain & Spine in Silicon Valley, HNS Dentistry of Beverly Hills, and the Triune Therapy Group.

Peter has placed clients in top media outlets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, Telemundo, Cosmo, The Doctors on CBS, Investor’s Business Daily, CNBC, CNN, Food and Wine, Fox TV, USA Today, Gannett Magazine, Bloomberg TV, Bloomberg Radio, Reader’s Digest, and Vice.

Schwartz has also been a guest lecturer in business and marketing at his alma mater New York University, the University of Arizona’s Eller School of Management, and Brown Mackie College, amongst others.