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Mark Clayton Chief Financial Officer/Executive Vice President

Responsibilities
As Chief Financial Officer, Mark is responsble for the financial operations of the Company including finances, contracts, accounting and human resources. In addition to those duties, Mark also oversees club operations for all managed properties in the eastern part of North Carolina. He also assists with our consulting services and business development efforts.

Background
Mark has worked in the golf business from the bag room to the General Manager's office. With close to two decades of management experience as a Controller, Assistant General Manager, General Manager and regional general manager, his experience has covered both for-profit and not-for-profit clubs, as well as the certification process of the Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary program. In addition to his club management experience, Mark spent several years with Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young) as an auditor involved with clients in the banking, financial, health care, hospitality and recreational industries. This financial background has been a strong asset for achieving financial turnarounds and improving profits at his various clubs.

Education
Mark graduated from the College of William & Mary with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. He was elected to the Beta Gamma Sigma National Business Honor Society and is a Certified Public Accountant certificate holder in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Professional Involvement
Mark has been an active advisor to the Golf Fore Kids Foundation, which is a direct supporter of the First Tee of Charlotte. He is also a former member of the Club Managers Association of America and the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals.

Personal
Mark and his wife Dawn live in Durham, North Carolina. Their son Joshua attends The College of William and Mary and their daughter, Nikki, attends the University of Georgia.