NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Mark Gunton is CEO of the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership (CGEPartnership). He spent 28 years in business and finance roles in Fortune 500 companies, mostly in the areas of supply chain and logistics. He previously held global board positions at TNT Express, as CFO and separately as managing director of a $1 billion unit, spanning the continents of North America, South America, Africa and parts of Asia. He is founder of the Northstar Alliance, a successful roadside clinic network in Africa. At TNT, he pioneered the school-feeding employee twinning program with the World Food Programme. Prior to TNT, Mark worked for Dun and Bradstreet and Davy McKee in London, and KFC in Sydney. He has a bachelor’s degree in international development from the University of East Anglia, UK, and is a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.