Mark Watt
Mark Watt
Title
Partner
Firm
Heidrick & Struggles
Office Address
2nd Floor, 5 Parks Boulevard
Oxford Parks, cnr Parks Boulevard & Rosebank Road
Johannesburg, 2196
South Africa
Johannesburg, 2196
South Africa
Industry Specialties
Education | Non-Profit
Functional Specialties
General Management/CEO/COO
Leadership Advisory
Services
Assessment
Culture Shaping
Executive Coaching
Executive Search
Leadership Development
Succession Planning
Culture Shaping
Executive Coaching
Executive Search
Leadership Development
Succession Planning
About Mr. Watt
Experience
Mark works on CEO succession projects, senior executive development programs, top team effectiveness interventions, and executive coaching processes with an emphasis on improving leadership performance and maximizing employee potential. He has defined, designed, and delivered interventions for senior talent and top teams.
Mark is particularly interested in the sustainability of change and behavior aligned to business results and performance and how teams activate and enhance their performance. He believes in accelerating performance at the organizational, team, and individual leader levels through mobilizing, executing, and transforming with agility.
Before joining the Heidrick Consulting Practice, Mark spent several years as a senior associate and associate in the CEO & Board of Directors and Social Impact practices in the Sydney office. In these roles, he completed CEO, board, and senior education appointments for Australia and New Zealand’s leading public companies, universities, and nonprofit organizations.
Earlier in his career, Mark held various positions with a global Danish pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, and United States-based, global FMCG business, Campbell Soups Inc.
Education
The University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, Degree in Human Microbiology and Human Genetics