Mark Etherington

Mark Etherington FSCSI FRICS FCIArb has over 33 years of experience in construction, commercial management, and dispute resolution across Ireland and the UK. He trained as a Quantity Surveyor with Wates Construction in 1992 and qualified with the RICS in 1997.

From 1992 to 2000, Mark worked as a site-based surveyor, dealing with procurement, administration, client management, and final accounts. His experience included residential, office, hospital, and school buildings, as well as fit-out.

In 2003, Mark completed a Master's Degree in Construction Law and Arbitration at King's College, London.

The same year, Mark moved to Driver Consult Ltd, a London-based construction claims consultancy. Mark worked as a senior consultant, and his primary role was to assist parties in preparing and managing claims through Arbitration, adjudication, and alternative dispute processes.

In 2005, Mark moved to Ireland. Mark was initially employed as a National Commercial Manager at Bowen Construction Ltd. In this role, Mark was responsible for all commercial risk management, including subcontract drafting, reviewing collateral warranties and contract conditions, risk management, contentious dispute negotiation/resolution, and providing ad hoc commercial advice. During this period, Mark was involved in several conciliation and Arbitration hearings.

In September 2007, Mark joined KPMG Ireland as Director of Forensics and Head of the Engineering and Construction Group. For over eight years, Mark was involved in several disputes and took appointments as a Quantum Expert in Litigation proceedings, Arbitration, and Conciliation hearings.

Also, Mark was involved in construction receivership work, including taking appointments. This included advising the Banks and NAMA on extracting value from development assets and managing several €million investments nationwide.

In the later years, when Banks started lending money, Mark was involved in project management and cost management, completing several developments. This also included direct negotiation with planning authorities concerning planning matters, development, and planning bonds with councils.

Another area of work involved recovering construction debt following companies' entering liquidation.

Mark left KPMG in July 2016 after forming ACUA.

Now, Mark provides commercial risk management advice and alternative dispute resolution processes, including Conciliation and Adjudication. In all matters, Mark continues to strive to deliver exceptional advice and results for his clients.