Mark Dendle

President at Growers Express

Mark Dendle is currently the President at Growers Express. Prior to this, they were the Chief Financial Officer at The Coffee Cherry Co. from May 2016 to April 2018. Before that, they were with ECOM Agroindustrial Corp Ltd from June 2009 to December 2016 where they were also the Chief Financial Officer.

Dendle has over 20 years’ experience in financial management in public companies and public accounting. Mark strives to lead in best-in-class process management and to leverage technology to drive efficiency and continuous improvement in operations.

Under their leadership at ECOM, the company became globally the top physical merchant in coffee and among the top five merchants in both cotton and cocoa. In 2015, the company turnover was in excess of $5.5 billion.

Mark Dendle has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where they double-majored in International Studies and French. Mark is also a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales (ICAEW) and has an Executive Masters of Business Administration (EMBA) from Southern Methodist University. In addition, they have taken the Orchestrating Winning Performance Course from IMD. Mark is also certified by the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants in Digital Mindset for CGMAs, by the AICPA in Chartered Global Management Accountant, by the ICAEW in Fellow Chartered Accountant, and by the AICPA in Certified Public Accountant.

Timeline

  • President

    Current role