Biographical Sketch: Mr. Mark Neft is a Executive in Application Renewal practice. Mr. Neft has over 25 year career in IT with extensive experience in financial services and legacy Modernization. He has achieved the levels of certification within Accenture as a Master Technical Architect and a Certified Solution Architect. He has spent the past 8 years focused on Legacy Modernization. Mr. Neft has several patents in the field of Legacy Modernization. Mr. Neft is a regular presenter at SHARE and INNOVATE conferences. Prior to joining Accenture Mr. Neft was Chief Architect for BEA systems now part of Oracle where he was responsible for integration of exotic and legacy systems. Mr. Neft has also held leadership positions in the Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, and Telecommunications industries.