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Mark Burns

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Partner at PinnaclePartnership
📍 Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Mark is a Partner at PinnaclePartnership, where he advises business owners on building valuable, sellable companies. With a background as a corporate law partner at firms like gunnercooke, he leverages over 15 years of legal and strategic experience to help leaders prepare for growth, transition, or sale. He holds an LLB from Nottingham Trent University.

Mark is described by clients as challenging, professional, and understanding. His work as a coach and mentor, including as a Vistage Chair, is highly regarded for helping leaders think with greater depth and creating high-performing peer groups that offer both support and accountability.

He once led a Management Buyout of a law firm in 2008, only to face the Lehman Brothers collapse immediately after, a formative experience in his leadership journey.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Partner
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Business as an Asset
His core mission is helping owners escape the "job" mentality and build their company into a valuable, sellable asset that creates personal freedom.
Leadership Growth
Through his coaching and Vistage chair roles, he focuses on strengthening leadership, improving decision-making, and navigating the loneliness of running a business.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Partner
PinnaclePartnership
1-2025
Company Owner
Filter-Peer Groups
1-2024
Strategic Advisor
ALA Insurance
7-2025
Board Advisor
Hartmann Young
9-2016
Partner
gunnercooke llp
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Education
1983 - 1987
llb
Nottingham Trent University
1987 - 1988
Law Society Finals
College of law
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