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Mark Pownall

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.

Vanadium battery a WA first

14 Sep 2016
Mark my words podcast

Mark my words podcast

09 Sep 2016

Big week for Mark Creasy

09 Sep 2016

Big changes at the top for UWA

05 Sep 2016

Accountant faces fraud charges

02 Sep 2016
Mark my words podcast

Mark my words podcast

02 Sep 2016
Mark Pownall interviews Chris Frame

Mark Pownall interviews Chris Frame

01 Sep 2016

Grist raises $10m from Vocus share sale

30 Aug 2016

Blue sky in SunSmart’s UV meters

29 Aug 2016
Mark my words podcast

Mark my words podcast

26 Aug 2016
Mark my words podcast

Mark my words podcast

19 Aug 2016
Mark my words podcast

Mark my words podcast

12 Aug 2016
Business with Mark Pownall

Business with Mark Pownall

08 Aug 2016
Mark my words podcast

Mark my words podcast

05 Aug 2016
Mark my words podcast

Mark my words podcast

29 Jul 2016

Quadrant backs St Ives home care plans

28 Jul 2016
Mark my words podcast

Mark my words podcast

22 Jul 2016
Mark my words podcast

Mark my words podcast

15 Jul 2016
Business With Mark Pownall

Business With Mark Pownall

11 Jul 2016
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