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 Mark Beyer discuss Crown Resorts, Troy Pickard, Minnovare, tech start-ups, BN's projects list, COVID disruptions and the latest corporate finance deals.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the border reopening, cabinet reshuffle, economic updates, coastal developments, royalties windfall and workplace safety.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the RISE WA Business Awards, post-COVID recovery package, Busselton's jetty project, Pilbara port deal, Megan Wynne's wealth and ECU's Perth campus.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Hancock Prospecting, Scarborough green light, Chevron, Kwik Logistics, Aboriginal heritage, executive salaries and biggest employers.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Roy Hill profits, Woodside's Pluto 2, Rob Scott, JobKeeper, Burswood apartments, Swanbourne Cellars and Albany Hilton.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the Westfield Booragoon expansion, local deals, local busts, Tim Goyder, Megan Wynne, Perth Festival, accountants and hydrogen.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss WA's COVID plan, Mia Davies, Perth Airport, WA private company results, COP26 and what it means for WA, workplace safety, innovator of the year Vision Phama, and much more on science and innovation.
In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Crown, VGW profit, Woodside hydrogen, Pindan, APM, recycling sector, and who are our biggest exporters.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss vaccine mandates, potash projects, big WA IPOs, charity fundraisers, Perron Group, Busselton Underwater Observatory and Ascot Capital.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss hydrogen handouts, COVID restrictions, unemployment, project pains, South32, Busselton FIFO, Wright Prospecting, Zak Kirkup, residential building and defence.
In their weekly podcast, Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss vaccine mandates, industry response, battery developments, BHP opens projects, construction insolvencies, WA research funding gap, and the growth of Jason Signmakers.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss house prices, mining fatalities, Scarborough tunnel, Joondalup Resort fight, RAC, major resources and new telco players.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Dexus buying Jandakot, Raleigh Finlayson, Sandfire Resources, Quintis, Dallas Dempster, John Elliott, APM, iron ore and RemSense IPO.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the state budget, including iron ore royalties, new infrastructure priorities, debt and tax reform, labour shortages and border restrictions, mining technology, Perdaman, logging and Smiths Beach.
Mark Pownall and Matt Mckenzie discuss Agworld, apartment projects, Jaxon, COVID-19 developments, Elizabeth Gaines, the Liberal Party of WA review, the university sector and the Perth Zoo.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Woodside and BHP, Peter Coleman, election funding, workplace health and safety, the arts industry, small business and Promoting Perth.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss COVID-19 concerns, office sales, leasing deals, hydrogen, the State Development Assessment Unit, Jaxon Construction and Nicola Forrest.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss COVID, Diggers & Dealers, MinRes, Perth Casino Royal Commission, house prices, skills shortage, population growth, tourism, apartments and Nicola Forrest.