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.
Mark Pownall and Matt Mckenzie discuss the latest on Perdaman, new inflation and export data, expansion of Morley Galleria, mining results, health expenditure and BGC.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss The Perth Mint, the Reserve Bank of Australia review, Town of Cambridge, Essential Metals, and possible changes to the federal petroleum tax.
Food innovator Whole. has raised $1.5 million to fund the development of its technology, which reduces waste and enhances efficiency in the production process.
In this podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the new maternity hospital, EY and Deloitte, Kwinana nickel plant, housing construction crisis, foreign investment, agribusiness, sport and $5.2
Global abrasive player GMA Garnet Group has recorded strong growth in revenue as it expanded its product portfolio and increased market share in key specialist industries.
Four Western Australian startups have between them received 13 per cent of the federal government’s latest $19.7 million round of commercialisation grants.
Agtech startup Agora Livestock has banked more than $1.1 million to fund commercialisation of its trading platform, after winning a major federal government acceleration grant.
A house in Peppermint Grove has set the benchmark for 2023 residential sales, with almost $11.4 million paid for the former residence of a major mining leader.
Purpose Ventures, a new fund to invest in Western Australian startups, has raised at least $37 million, including a $10 million foundation investment from a major local entrepreneur.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the latest on The Perth Mint, Clive Palmer and Reserve Bank of Australia, and preview next fortnight's edition of Business News.
The parent company of major Western Australian dairy Brownes has recorded an increase in revenue and profitability for the past year, seemingly putting the pandemic and the loss of Woolworths contr
Swan Valley gin maker Old Young's Distillery reached its $2.7 million crowdfunding goal in less than a day as it seeks to expand its physical and online presence.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss BGC, CoreLogic, Real Estate Institute of WA, Silverleaf Investments, MTi Group, BDO, ASIC and changes to superannuation.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss planning reforms, Madeleine King, venture capital funding, Eurovision, Mineral Resources, and next fortnight's edition of Business News.