Mark joined the investment banking department at Montgomery Securities in 1992 and most recently served as a Principal and Co-Director of the Restaurant Group. While working in the investment banking department at Montgomery, he completed more than 25 private and public financings and advisory assignments in the restaurant industry. His notable restaurant investment banking clients included Applebee’s, Brinker, HomeTown Buffet, Landry’s, Lone Star, Papa John’s, Sonic, Taco Cabana and Uno. During his dedicated involvement as Co-Director of the Restaurant Group from 1994 through 1996, Montgomery's restaurant group was the leading national underwriter of public equity offerings for restaurant companies. Prior to joining Montgomery, he worked in the investment banking department at Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.