Mark Whittington

Mr. Mark Whittington is President & Chief Executive Officer at Lion Investments LLC.
He is on the Board of Directors at Acclaris, Inc. With extensive experience across a range of human capital disciplines, Mr. Whittington identifies, evaluates and assimilates new investment/acquisition opportunities for Lion.
He also provides strategic and tactical advice; along with performance oversight to Lion's network of entrepreneurs as they strive to take their businesses to the next level in terms of market expansion, profitability and, ultimately, shareholder value.
Prior to joining Lion, Mr. Whittington served as CEO of Acclaris where he joined in 2006, leading the firm's emergence as the dominant provider of financial technology and services for the consumer-driven healthcare (CDH) marketplace.
In 2010, Mr. Whittington orchestrated the sale of Acclaris to a group of private equity investors.
Previously, he was Group President of Executive Resourcing, North America for Monster Worldwide (formerly TMP Worldwide, parent company of Monster.com).
With TMP, he led a period of significant revenue growth, driven both organically and through strategic acquisitions.
Earlier, he served as CFO and then COO of technology staffing and consulting firm System One.
Mr. Whittington spent his early career working with high-growth companies in various financial and operations management roles.
He also has extensive strategic acquisition and capital market experience.
Mr. Whittington lives in Tampa, FL, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of South Florida.