Mr. Mark Dunford earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management from the EHL Ecole Hoteliere Lausanne, Switzerland in 2004. 

His first entry into the world of work was in January 2005 with the STR Global (originally knowns as The Bench) as the UK sales manager, based in London. 

In January 2007 he joined JLL in London as an Associate, working there for two years before relocating to the Mediterranean city of Barcelona as the development director of Franklyn Hotels & Resorts in 2009. 

His next move was northward bound to Switzerland, as a consultant with the Lausanne Hospitality Consulting, where he worked as a senior consultant until December 2014. 

Mark then ventured into self-employment at MD Principal Independent Advisory, still based in Lausanne Area. 

In June 2017, Mark moved back to JLL as the Vice President of the Hotels and Hospitality group in sub-Saharan Africa tasked with heading the East Africa unit of JLL in Nairobi, a post he held for three and a half years before moving to Dubai in July 2019 as JLL’s Director of Capital Markets Middle East and North Africa. 

In January 2021 he joined Cavendish Maxwell, as Partner and Head of Investment & Commercial Agency in Dubai. 

He is now heading Knight Frank Kenya from its Nairobi office as CEO. 

An avid sportsman, Mark has played rugby at a national level, is an expert swimmer and a biking enthusiast. He also takes part in triathlon competitions and plays rugby regularly.