Mark Thompson is a managing director at the East Paces Group. Mark’s practice has a concentration in the affluent business owner, widow, and retiree markets. He has extensive experience in the areas of investment management, retirement, estate, long-term care, and succession planning. He has completed the education requirements for the Certified Financial Planner practitioner designation and has attained the Registered Financial Consultant and certified fund specialist designations. Mark is from West Virginia and spent five years of his childhood living in Ghana, Africa. Prior to his career in the financial services industry, Mark spent nine years in sales and marketing for a large multi-nat