Mark Jarrett was born in Bedford, England in 1961. He has more than 40 years of experience in the gas and water industry working for with GF Piping Systems.

Initially employed in the Georg Fischer foundry in Bedford, UK he has held various positions related to manufacturing, product management and marketing of malleable iron fittings for gas and water distribution.

In 1996 he joined the headquarters of GF in Switzerland as a Regional Export Manger with responsibility for various gas and water distribution markets in South America, Europe, Middle East and the Indian sub-continent.

Since 2002 Mark has been based in Dubai, UAE from where he travels the region and lectures on specialized features of product design, testing and application. An important aspect of this function is to advise on product choice, system layout and introduction of new techniques for his company's extensive range of distribution products.

Mark is Regional Head of the Business Unit, he is also responsible for the certified theoretical and practical training of customer’s personnel at operational and supervisory levels for polyethylene products in the Gulf Region.