Mark Sproat

About Mark Sproat

A commercially-focused top legal and compliance leader with a sustained track record of…

Experience

1. Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

   Follett Higher Education

   Jan 2013 — Present

   Responsible for legal, ESG, compliance, government relations, asset protection (loss prevention) and facilities support functions for a $3.2B corporation. Provide advice and counsel to the Chief Executive Officer, executive leadership team, and the Board of Directors. Member of Executive Committee and head of Follett Retirement Committee. Past responsibilities and accomplishments include counseling the Board on the transition to a new Chairman, three new CEO\'s, leading the legal team in multiple stock & asset acquisitions and divestitures, workforce reductions, and successful resolution of a large international claim, mulitple class action law suits and multiple patent trolls while reducing legal, asset protection and facilities support costs.

Education

• Loyola University of Chicago

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

• Eastern Illinois University

  Bachelor of Arts (Sociology); Bachelor of Science (Business Management)

• Loyola University of Chicago

  Doctor of Law (JD)

Skills

• Global Management
• Negotiation
• Corporate Law
• Joint Ventures
• Employment Law
• Integration
• Legal Compliance
• Defined Benefit
• Intellectual Property
• Leadership
• Restructuring
• Manufacturing
• Litigation
• General Corporate Counsel
• Contract Negotiation
• Hipaa
• Bpo
• Litigation Management
• Human Resources
• International Management Experience
• Legal Documents
• Executive Pay
• Strategy
• Erisa
• Privacy Law
• Dispute Resolution
• Outsourcing
• Securities
• Crm
• Due Diligence
• Legal Assistance
• Finance
• Employee Benefits
• Management