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All the best for your retirement, Mark, and congratulations on all you've achieved at the British Council!

As the great Ted Lasso said, "You could fill two internets with what I don't know about football". In other words, your sporting education still has some way to go, even if you're already an accomplished coach!

Best wishes, Jamie M

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Mark

Enormous thanks for you leadership of such a critical aspect of our work, but also personally for your support to me and my career development. I learned a huge amount from working with you and I loved being part of your team. It was focussed, aligned but also lots of fun! And under your leadership it achieved many great things.

Very best wishes for whatever you do next and I hope it includes lots of holidays in Greece - Am always available for travel advice when needed!

Mark W

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Congratulations on your retirement! I've enjoyed working with you and thanks for all your sponsorship of EDI. Best wishes for the a relaxing retirement!
Catherine G

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Congratulations on your retirement, after steering our ship through some tumultuous times. Best of luck and best wishes for enjoying your post-BC life. Jamie Dunlea

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Pleasure to work with you on the DAF submission. Have a wonderful retirement adventure and enjoy the next chapter.
Best wishes
Helen

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Mark,
Great to have worked with you and learned from your commitment, willingness to always get involved where needed and balance between the bigger picture and epic attention to detail. The BC really won’t be the same without you at the helm of E&E and you did an incredible job of leading that over the past few years. Great you’ll not be going too far away (and enjoying a bit of space for other things at the same time!). All the best for your next chapter and adventures.
Bryony

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Hi Mark, it's been a pleasure working with you over the last 4 years. I've enjoyed our Finance Director/Commercial Director sparring but much more you've been a great colleague and ally on many fronts. Hope to see you at a Newcastle/Fulham game one day soon. Enjoy whatever you do next and keep in touch. Very best wishes - Richard T

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Mark I can’t imagine the BC without you. You have been a brilliant colleague and it will not be the same without you! You have achieved so much and made us laugh and kept us on our toes. Good luck with the next adventure ans stay in touch. Kate xxxx

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Very best wishes for your life beyond the British Council, Mark. Even if you don't do it, nice to think that you could lie in a hammock on a Monday morning if you wanted to!
Jo P

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I'll miss you Mark.  Not only because you successfully led a part of the organisation that enabled us to survive and have a voice with government on our future (though that was pretty momentous), but also because you have been an amazing colleague.

It's the personal stuff that matters in the end, and you have consistently walked our values.  You have been fair and have questioned when you thought things may be unfair.  With me, we've had the odd difference of opinion on minor matters (like minutes!) but you were always respectful and I have never stopped asking for your advice.  You also have a fabulous sense of humour.  I know I've done your Belgian rapper act to death (though it was very funny!  Think I even have a video somewhere..), but I have many other examples - which can wait for a drink sometime.

All the best
Alison (C)

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Sorry you are leaving but good luck in your retirement or next venture whatever it may be!

Sue Davies x

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Thanks and good luck with your next adventures!

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Thanks and good luck with your next adventures!

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Dear Mark,

It's the end of an era - I remember being introduced to you at a Spring Gardens Christmas party just after you joined. Thank you for being such a fantastic mentor to me. I learnt a lot from you, really enjoyed our conversations and landed my first PB10 job with your support so I'll be forever grateful! I think my best memory of working with you though was seeing you with your arm around a massive Shaun the Sheep puppet at Aardman HQ in Bristol.  It was a lot of fun working on that programme together.

I wish you all the best with your retirement adventures.

All the best,

Kate J x

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Best wishes for a really relaxing, fun and peaceful retirement.  Judith

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Best wishes for a really relaxing, fun and peaceful retirement.  Judith

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Dear Mark, I'm now officially old enough to remember when you joined. I've always appreciated how good you've been to me and remember those train journeys back to Surbiton fondly. I found one of Neil Kinnock's ties, reminding me that you and I are members of a small sartorial gang, with tons of happy memories from those days. I wish you all the very best for the next chapter in life and hope to come and see you in KT6 very soon. Thank you, Mark. James H

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Wishing you a happy Retirement Mark and all the best in the next chapter of your life!
Take care
Carmen x

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So sorry to see you go Mark, but best of luck in pastures new.
Anne Wiseman

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All the best on your retirement, Mark! Enjoy a GSG-free horizon!
Take care, Megan :)

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Hi Mark,
Thanks for agreeing to pack in the day job for the sake of the band.  Can't wait for the tour to start!  See you in Vegas!
Pete

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Dear Mark,
wishing you all the best for your transition from the helm of E&E to your new life and beyond. It's been great working with you.

Enjoy!
Isabel

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Mark -

Congratulations on moving forward to a new chapter, where you will have the freedom to decide for yourself on your new projects and directions.

All the very best of luck for enjoyable and exciting adventures, wherever they may take you.

Take care of yourself.

Andy M

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It's been quite a ride over the last few years Mark, virtually all of which I have enjoyed hugely. Many thanks for your unfailing support, patience and good humour. I hope you will thrive in the future, and look forward to seeing you "down country" in Cornwall....
Bart

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Thanks for the warm welcome and sorry not to have had the opportunity to work together for longer! V best wishes for all the exciting times ahead!
Jacqui

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Thanks for your guidance and patience Mark. Best wishes for the future and all that it holds. Simon

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Mark, wishing you a wonderful time on your retirement adventures!
Take care, enjoy!

Antonia

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Dear Mark
Well done on all your great achievements during your time at the British Council - you will certainly be missed! I have enjoyed working with you on the GLT - though not sure I will ever fully forgive you for your drawing of me at the last workshop!
Wishing you the retirement of your dreams - be that full of relaxation or adventure - or the perfect combination of both!
All the very best
Helen x

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Here's to a long and happy retirement and thanks for all your support over the years!

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Here's to a long and happy retirement and thanks for all your support over the years!

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Martin

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Thanks for all your support since I joined the British Council, it's been really appreciated and invaluable to the success of the CRM initiative. All the best, Ian

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Mark you will be missed especially as one of the last peeps standing at GLT away days! Good luck,  it was a pleasure to meet you and hang out. Enjoy your next phase of life! Skinder

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Mark you will be missed especially as one of the last peeps standing at GLT away days! Good luck,  it was a pleasure to meet you and hang out. Enjoy your next phase of life! Skinder

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It has been great working with you over the years and you have so much to be proud of! Enjoy your retirement but hope that you'll stick around in the BC Fantasy Football League! Expecting to see a marked improvement in your performance because you'll have a bit more time on your hands to choose your teams. Stay well! Andy W

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Some of the best days of my working life were spent with you Mark. Thanks for all you’ve done for English, the British Council and the UK’s cultural relations.

Here’s to your next chapter!

All the best John W

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Mark - from all at Blenheim Chalcot, you have been a delight to work with, and a true partner .Best Manoj

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Mark - from all at Blenheim Chalcot, you have been a delight to work with, and a true partner .Best Manoj

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Congratulations on your retirement, Mark! It's been great working with you. Best wishes, Leah.

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We'll miss you Mark. Keep in touch x