Mark Kennedy has been a partner with Mazars in Ireland since 2004. He is a practicing auditor and leads the firm’s Financial Services industry practice, working with Banking and Insurance clients in Ireland, the UK and the EU. Mark contributes regularly to journals and newspapers on a range of business topics, including the likely impact of Brexit on business and the financial services sector.  He is a regular contributor to the debate about the development of the Audit profession.  In 2009 he co-authored with Maire Whelan, and Feargus O’Raghallaigh, The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) Act 2009 – A Reference Guide. Mark is a member of the Global leadership team of Mazars, working with an international team of partners to develop the global business of Mazars across key sectors. Mazars is one of the fastest growing professional services firms in Ireland, employing 400 staff in Limerick, Galway and Dublin. Services include audit, assurance, tax, consulting, payroll and financial outsourcing, insolvency, corporate finance.  Mazars is a single international integrated partnership with over 20,000 professionals in 86 countries.