Mark Ferris

Accountants face both challenges and opportunities in this evolving business landscape. Some strive to reduce dependence on the partners while creating more capacity and a better work-life balance. Some hope to offer more business advisory services to increase profit and add more value to clients' businesses. Others are trying to attract new clients, improve client relationships, build stellar teams or build the most valuable business in anticipation of an exit. Many aspire to a blend of these ambitions.

OUR VISION

Panalitix exists so that:

OUR CLIENTS - ambitious Accountants - achieve their financial, lifestyle and community goals through our world class software, content and mentoring;

OUR TEAM MEMBERS accelerate their careers and accomplish their business and lifestyle goals and

OUR SHAREHOLDERS are rewarded from the value we create.

As Chairman and CEO of Panalitix, Mark is responsible for growing the business to serve the needs of Accounting firms in North America, Europe, Asia and Australasia.

Mark began his career as a commercial lawyer, admitted to practice as an attorney in South Africa. In 1993, he relocated to Japan where he followed an entrepreneurial path establishing businesses to serve multinational companies in areas such as Information Technology, Business Process Optimization, Outsourcing, Recruitment and Market Research. Through a series of trade sales, two of which involved publicly listed buyers, Mark sold his business interests and relocated to Australia in 2012. He currently serves on various boards, lectures in an Executive MBA program and has investments in early stage businesses, including Panalitix in which he holds a majority share.

Outside of business, Mark co-founded a not-for-profit in 2006 which deploys Facility Dogs to paediatric hospitals. He's a fan of musical theatre and won a Tony Award as co-producer of a Broadway revival in 2018. Mark enjoys golf and Crossfit and is currently based in Queensland, Australia.