Mark Spradley is managing director of Mazao Capital LLC, a private equity firm.  Mr. Spradley is currently in charge of developing new business opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa for Mazao Capital and its portfolio companies. His responsibilities include ensuring that portfolio companies achieve annual cost savings, revenue generation and cash acceleration goals.

Before joining Mazao Capital, Mr. Spradley was a vice president with UBS Financial Services. At UBS, he advised corporations, non-profits and ultra-high net worth individuals on asset allocation and security selection.  He previously served as a financial advisor with Legg Mason.

Mr. Spradley holds a MBA awarded to him by the University of London and a MBA from the TRIUM Program, which was jointly issued by NYU Stern School of Business, London School of Economics and H.E.C School of Management, Paris. Mr. Spradley received a M.A. from American University and he earned his B.S degree from Howard University.

In January 2012, Mr. Spradley began using the SoundBite Prosthetic Hearing Device, a non-surgical bone conduction prosthetic device that transmits sound via the teeth for the treatment of single sided deafness and conductive hearing loss.

Mr. Spradley brings to the HLAA Board of Trustees experience and expertise in finance, strategic planning, investments and development. He was elected to the HLAA Board of Trustees in March of 2012.