Mark Payne

Mark is a seasoned executive with over 35 years of experience, focusing on financial and operational areas. At SilkTech his key roles include strategy and planning development, capital formation, projections/budgets/forecasts, cash flow planning, fund raising guidance including messaging and pitch decks, and operational improvements, including analytics, dashboards and KPI’s. Previously, he has been the Chief Financial Officer for three public companies, where he lead the IPO process, completed secondary offerings and numerous private placements for each. His background and experience focuses on emerging businesses in many industries with revenues from $0 to $50 million. Mark received his degree in accounting from the University of North Dakota and began his career at Arthur Andersen & Co, leaving as an audit manager.