Published January 8, 2021, 2:58 PM The ship-crewing CEO was one of two mentees selected for Lark’s New Normal Business Council and Mentorship Program out of 761 business leaders who participated in the Lark Your Way to Success webinar series. Lark recently announced Mark Joseph David, CEO of Pal Maritime Corporation, as one of the business mentees under its New Normal Business Council and Mentorship Program. The ship-crewing company provides seafarers as manpower for vessels belonging to their various partners located in the Isle of Man, Germany, and Bangladesh. Mark is a second-generation partner in the company, which his family acquired in early 2000s. He joined the team in 2007, and at first, his father sent him to work aboard one of the ships so that he could fully understand the business, and be able to relate to the people that they work with. After working his way up, he became President in January 2020.