TEZO - Key Persons


MARK HORWOOD - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • Member of Rotary
  • PERSONAL LIFE
Mark was born in England but then moved out to Australia in search of a new adventure. He is married with 4 children, 2 step-children and 7 grandchildren. Mark resides in a beautiful home on a 7-acre property in the Perth Hills with his wife Amy, two labradors, five chickens and countless kangaroos. Mark was the founder and chairperson of the Truffle Producers Association. During this time, he was one of the pioneers of Truffle production in Western Australia with his Black Solitaire Farm in Manjimup just 3 hours south-west of Perth. Mark has been a member of Rotary since 2006 and has been awarded the coveted Paul Harris Fellowship on four occasions, earning him three Sapphire Paul Harris Fellowships. Mark is the co-founder and was long time chairman of Global Hand Charity, which was founded in 2009. The charity has undertaken humanitarian work in Laos, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Cambodia to change the lives of tens of thousands of underprivileged people living in remote villages.