Mark King (CEO)
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Mark King is President and Chief Executive Officer of Affiliated Computer Services (ACS).
King joined ACS shortly after its founding in 1988. During his tenure with the company, he has served in a variety of leadership and management positions. He was ACS' Chief Financial Officer from 1995 to 2001. In 2001, King was promoted to Chief Operating Officer, and was appointed President in 2002. He was named Chief Executive Officer in 2005. Under King's leadership, since 2001, ACS' revenues have more than doubled and earnings have more than tripled.
King has been instrumental in building ACS from a small, start-up company to a global, $5 billion leading provider of outsourcing services. He and the ACS executive management team have been consistently recognized as among the strongest in the technology services industry. Forbes magazine recently named ACS as one of the best-managed companies in the software and services industry. Since going public in 1994, ACS has also consistently maintained the best track record in the industry for stock performance, financial metrics, growth, and client satisfaction.
Prior to joining ACS, King held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility at MTech Corp., Santa Fe Minerals, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
A Certified Public Accountant, King is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a life-long resident of Dallas, Texas.
