Agent ProfileMark F. Bender

As an agent with Transworld Business Advisors, we help our clients buy and sell businesses every day. Every broker that is part of our team completes a full business brokerage training course and certification program. We understand that the task of buying or selling a business can be overwhelming without the proper guidance and skills. Over the years, we have helped many companies around the world with the buying and selling process ensuring our client’s confidentiality every step of the way. Our goal is to make the process as smooth as possible for both sides by relying on our global network of experienced business advisors.

Mark has held senior management positions with two large corporations in the electronics industry including DuPont/Berg Electronics and Viasystems, Inc. With these companies, Mark was part of the teams that made numerous global acquisitions to help facilitate growth. He also managed company divisions with facilities in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Mark used his attained experience in Sales, Marketing, Operations, Logistics, and Finance to help him make a successful transition to the next phases of his career as a business consultant, Interim President of a drug discovery equipment manufacturer, founder of a global sourcing and engineering company, and more recently as the President and COO of a Virginia moving, storage, and logistics company.

Mark has been on the buy side with several global and domestic acquisitions, as well as the sell side with the sale of the company he founded and the sale of the moving and logistics company, where he was president. Mark brings a unique perspective, knowledge, and experience that can help bring sellers and buyers together for a successful transition.

Professional Experience:
• Business Broker, M&A Advisor, Franchise Consultant
• President and COO Kloke Group (Moving, Storage, and Logistics, Unigroup Agent)
• Founder and Co-owner, Sandmark Global, Inc. (Global Sourcing and Engineering)
• Business Consultant, Interim President
• Sr. VP/GM at DuPont/Berg Electronics and Viasystems

Education:
• University of Richmond, B.S. in Business Administration
• Loyola University Maryland, MBA
• Penn State University, Executive Management Program

Professional/Trade Associations:
• IAM (International Association of Movers)
• AMSA (American Moving and Storage Association)
• VMWA (Virginia Movers and Warehousemen’s Association)