Mark Pownall

Mark Pownall has more than three decades of media experience, predominantly in business media in Perth, with a foray to the financial centre of London in the mid 1990s.

Mr Pownall has a vast body of work available through the archives of Business News, including news articles and features on many subjects. He has written a regular column for Business News since he joined as Editor in 2000 and has also been a key part of the Mark My Words podcast duo with Mark Beyer since 2014. On stage, Mr Pownall has interviewed many of the state's business leaders.

For most of his time at Business News, Mr Pownall ran the content operations of the business and was integral to the implementation of all the company’s digital products – the twice daily email newsletters, weekly podcasts, deals database and the Data & Insights subscriber database and search engine.

In early 2017 he became CEO of Business News, a role he had for three years before transitioning to his last executive position as Director of Strategy & Innovation, where he was responsible for digital transformation and new product development, including the rollout of a new subscriber-only remuneration platform. He is now back on the tools as a working journalist.

Mr Pownall's media career started with sports reporting while he studied for a Commerce degree at the University of Western Australia. He followed that with a post-graduate qualification in English at Curtin University.

WA's election offers first net chance

WA's election offers first net chance

By Mark Pownall

THE forthcoming State election campaign will be the first poll to be conducted with a new form of opinion polling which allows the public instant access to express their views and to interpret the results first hand.

16 Jan 2001
Party leaders called to answer

Party leaders called to answer

By Mark Pownall

Both Premier Richard Court and Dr Geoff Gallop were asked a series of questions of interest to the business community. Below are their abridged responses.Retail trading hours?

16 Jan 2001
Business quiet over election

Business quiet over election

By Mark Pownall

NO matter how much notice is given, election time always appears a bit frantic as all the major stakeholders try to maximise the impact of their messages in the critical few weeks before the poll.

16 Jan 2001
Bluegum growers in rights plea

Bluegum growers in rights plea

By Mark Pownall

BLUEGUM forest managers have raised concerns about the rights of agricultural users in an attempt to bolster support from other rural groups after the State Government’s threat to ban aerial spraying of WA’s vast plantations.

09 Jan 2001
Richard courts a rate cut for poll

Richard courts a rate cut for poll

By Mark Pownall

IN A week dominated by sport, it took a surprise rate cut in the US to spark big interest in Australia’s markets as the business community drifted back from their festive break.

09 Jan 2001
Bird spreads wings

Bird spreads wings

By Mark Pownall

LUNCH pioneer Nicholas Bird is taking his Perth-based make-your-own sandwich operation offshore, establising a Canadian franchise for his six-year-old business Mr Bird’s MYO.

09 Jan 2001
Industry bogged down in bluegum

Industry bogged down in bluegum

By Mark Pownall

THE furore surrounding the bluegum plantation industry’s pesticide spraying program in the southern parts of WA has the potential to open a can of worms.

09 Jan 2001
Television spectacles become the main event

Television spectacles become the main event

By Mark Pownall

WA IS set to reap more than $43 million in 2001 from events sponsored by Eventscorp – but that figure could be far higher if the State Government’s organisation’s focus on media events pays off in the longer term.

12 Dec 2000
Liberty threat to suppliers

Liberty threat to suppliers

By Mark Pownall

PERTH-based national retail chain Liberty Liquors has threatened to take at least two suppliers to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission after being rocked by an unexpected change in trading terms.

12 Dec 2000
Corporate cop seeks own space

Corporate cop seeks own space

By Mark Pownall

JAMIE Ogilvie readily admits the private sector is unlikely to provide him with quite as much space when his leaves his post tomorrow, along with a suite of well appointed offices and their Bell Tower glimpses.

12 Dec 2000
HBF plans general insurance coup

HBF plans general insurance coup

By Mark Pownall

WA’S biggest health insurer HBF is planning to boost its presence in the competitive general insurance market after the Federal Government’s health cover drive delivered a windfall membership gain.

05 Dec 2000
St Georges crusade

St Georges crusade

By Mark Pownall

A LEADING figure in Australia’s biotechnology industry has returned to Perth to head a new research house, complete with plans to tap into St Georges Terrace to fund the sector’s development in WA.

28 Nov 2000
Brokers’ victims profiled

Brokers’ victims profiled

By Mark Pownall

VICTIM profiling has become the latest weapon for investment industry regulators in a bid to prevent another finance brokers-style scandal.

28 Nov 2000
Oglivie moves on – leaves ASIC Gething

Oglivie moves on – leaves ASIC Gething

By Mark Pownall

JAMIE Ogilvie has quit as the WA head the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, deciding not to seek the renewal of his contract as he looks for a role outside the corporate regulator.

21 Nov 2000
Liquor group revamps management

Liquor group revamps management

By Mark Pownall

NATIONAL retailer Australian Liquor Group has revamped its management team after a difficult first quarter following its float and the amalgamation of around 40 stores earlier this year.

21 Nov 2000

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