Mark Shanahan

Mark Shanahan has extensive experience in sales, marketing, and merchandising roles. Mark is currently the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Quantum Lifecycle Partners LP, where they lead the sales efforts for finished IT products and commodities. Prior to that, they were the Vice President of Remarketing at Quantum, responsible for maximizing ROI for upstream customers and ensuring sustainable partnerships.

Before joining Quantum, Mark worked as a Strategic Advisor at Identify Consulting in 2020. Mark also has a long history with Staples Canada, where they held various leadership positions. From 2017 to 2019, they served as the Vice President of Omnichannel Merchandising - Technology & Business Machines Products, overseeing a large merchandise sales budget and leading the go-to-market strategy for tech products. Earlier, they were the Director of Merchandising - Technology Products, responsible for the overall strategy and product marketing of the technology portfolio.

Mark began their career at Staples Canada in 1997 as a Category Manager (Senior), a position they held for 15 years until 2012. In 2013, they worked as a Project Manager on a pan-European merchandising transformation project at Staples Solutions.

Overall, Mark Shanahan has gained valuable experience and expertise in sales, marketing, and merchandising throughout their career.

Mark Shanahan's education history is as follows:

- In 1989, they started their undergraduate studies at McMaster University, where they pursued a degree in Honours Bachelor of Commerce. Mark completed their studies in 1993.

- In 1996, they attended George Brown College, where they focused on studying The Art and Practice of Negotiating. This program lasted for one year.

- In 1997, they participated in a course called Thinking On Your Feet at MCluhan & Davies Communications, Inc.

- In 1998, they took a course on Public Relations Principles at Ryerson University.

- In 2006, they pursued a program in Project Planning at Humber College.

- Also in 2006, they studied Intermediate French at Lingua Service.

- In 2011, they attended the University of Toronto, where they completed the Strategic Leadership Advanced Certificate program in 2012.

Additionally, Mark Shanahan has obtained several certifications:

- In 2014, they completed the "Building Creative Organizations" certification from lynda.com.

- In the same year, they obtained the certifications "Connecting with Executives" and "Disrupting Yourself" from lynda.com.

- In December 2014, they obtained the "Cultivating the Art of Mentoring Graduate!" certification from Futurpreneur Canada.

- In March 2020, they obtained the certifications "John Maeda on Design, Business, and Inclusion," "Nir Eyal on Creating Habit-Forming Products," "Product Management First Steps," and "Ram Charan on Coaching High Potentials" from LinkedIn.

- In April 2020, they completed the certifications "Online Marketing Foundations" and "Strategic Agility" from LinkedIn.