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title: Mark Spence
date: 2026-02-25T10:16:00+00:00
author: Sarah Hannity
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**Our People**# Mark Spence

### **Mark joined the Board in 2025 and serves on the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee.**

Mark is the Chief Executive of the Construction Employers Federation (CEF), where he leads public and government engagement on a wide range of policy matters that affect house building in NI. Mark serves on the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee.

Mark is a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast holds an MBA from Ulster University. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors (IoD) and a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.

As well as his role in CEF Mark further supports the construction sector:

- Managing Director of Construction Futures, a company that addresses recruitment and retention of talent into the industry
- Managing Director of Construction Federation Services Limited, which delivers safety and environmental accreditations specific to the construction industry
- Appointed by the Economy Minister to the Board of the Labour Relations Agency
- Appointed by the Finance Minister as industry representative to the Procurement Board
- NHBC NI Committee Member.

 

  ![Mark Spence](https://co-ownership.s3-assets.com/People/_840x1146_crop_center-center_none/Mark-Spence.jpg)