Mark was born in South Africa but has many ties to the Netherlands through his family. In South Africa, Mark played various sports such as football, hockey, cricket, golf and squash. He is friendly, motivated and enjoys working with people and helping them become the best version of themselves with the help of Chiropractic. He is interested in improving the biomechanics and functional movement of his patients, as well as their posture. His thesis was about the effects of spinal manipulation on the sleep speed of squash players. Mark studied Chiropractic at the University of Johannesburg, where he graduated with an Mtech (Chiropractic). He then started working in a practice in Centurion, South Africa.