Synthesis Management Consultants was founded by Mark T. Townsend a former Managing Director of a Fortune 500 company. He has extensive experience of the critical issues facing companies in emerging markets particularly those with a IP focus. He is recognised as a leading authority in Business Intelligence (click
here to see what others have said) and is a regular speaker on risk. He is widely published by magazines including Accountancy Age, Exporting World, Mergers & Acquisitions Monthly and Strategic Risk.
Following recent developments in the US and Europe where companies have experienced sudden and damaging changes to their reputation, he is working closely with a leading academic to create a paradigm shift which will enable companies to minimise their exposure to risks that may directly affect their reputation.
He is member of the Council of Experts, Gerson Lehrman Group (US) and a member of the advisory board of the International Centre for Consulting Excellence. He is also cited as an expert opinion on the Middle East, South East Asia and China and is conducting research into the likely economic themes in Asia in the next decade.
He is currently working on the establishment of a charity for Sub-Saharan Africa aimed at imparting knowledge for SME development and micro finance in the region.
