Mark O'Connor
moconnor@nexiaasr.com.au

What qualifications do you have?
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Melbourne,
Member - Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia

What experience do you have?
I have worked as an accountant since 1997, originally in a suburban Melbourne firm specialising in accounting for franchisees and pharmacists. I worked with that firm for four-and-a-half years, before moving to Nexia ASR in October 2001.

Other interests:
Away from sport, I enjoy reading non-fiction, listening to music that used to be called 'rock' before it splintered into two dozens sub-genres, losing money to superior poker players and arguing for the sake of arguing. I live in the inner-west of Melbourne with my wife Sue, my father Mike and my dog Lester, a boxer-Labrador cross.

what do you do in your spare time?
In my spare time, I indulge my sporting passions, particularly Australian football, horseracing, soccer and basketball. I play basketball, indoor soccer, indoor cricket and netball at generally low levels of competency but high levels of enthusiasm.

What AFL team do you barrack for?
My abiding obsession is the Hawthorn Football Club, and most winter weekends will see me immersed in something to do with the HFC.