Mark Dignum

Managing Director and Senior Consultant at DRP International

Rhuallt, Wales, United Kingdom

About

Mark has over 30+ years of expertise within the Information Technology and the Business Arena. Mark is recognised as an industry leader in all aspects of; Data Centres, Cloud Hosting, Cyber Security, Digital IT Transformation and Disaster Recovery. His experience in data centres covers all aspects of; site procurement, design, build, migration & consolidation as well as operational management for co-location & fully managed services. Mark has been involved in many projects ranging from building multiple data centres in the APAC Region to providing specialist expert consulting services to a variety of clients across the Middle East as well as in mainland Europe. Having worked throughout the world in both a consultant and live disaster recovery specialist, with notable success stories including coordinating live recoveries of IT data centre disasters and work area recovery invocations. Current Positions: Managing Director and Senior Consultant at DRP International Accreditations: CITP MBCS - British Computer Society MBCI - Business Continuity Institute MISM - Institute of IT Service Management Awards: 2021 - Best in Data Centre Services - UK 2020 - Best in Business Continuity Services 2019 - Most Outstanding in Data Centre Services - UK 2018 - Most Outstanding in Data Centre Services - UK 2017 - Best Data Centre Services - 2017 2017 - Excellence in Data Centre Services - UK 2017 - Most Outstanding in Data Centre Services - UK 2016 - Data Centre Services of the Year - UK 2015 - Most Outstanding in Data Centre Services - UK 2014 - Client Focused Business Continuity & Risk Management Firm of the Year - UK Specialties: Disaster Recovery, Business & Service Continuity Management, Crisis & Risk Management Data Centre & Server Room Design & Build, Migration, Relocation, Consolidation and Data Centre Management Business & Digital IT Transformation Cyber Security & IT Security Organisation Leadership, Strategy & Operating Model Development Programme & Project Management ITIL Accredited

Experience

  • Associate Director Global Disaster Recovery & Backup Management at Lonza
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Managing Director & Senior Consultant at DRP International
    Dec 2008 - Present · 17 yrs 7 mos

  • Barclays (Full-time · 3 yrs 8 mos)
    • Global Head of Data Centres
      Jun 2007 - Dec 2008 · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Global Head of IT Service Continuity Management
      May 2005 - Jun 2007 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • EMEA Head of Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity at Unilever
    Sep 2002 - May 2005 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Managing Director & Senior Technical Consultant at Bayline Associates (UK) Ltd
    Feb 2000 - Aug 2002 · 2 yrs 7 mos