Mark Pownall

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

Mark 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 Mark has interviewed many of the state's business leaders.

For most of his time at Business News Mark 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 nearly 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.

Mark’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.

 

Property guru strikes in SW
Deals

Property guru strikes in SW

By Mark Pownall

Rumours of a New York-based investor spending big in Margaret River have circulated for some time. As part of a wider look at offshore interest in the region, Mark Pownall found the man prompting all the talk.

18 Nov 2003
Jubilee in ASA sights

Jubilee in ASA sights

By Mark Pownall

DESPITE its failure to stop an options package for two independent Macmahon Holdings directors, the WA branch of the Australian Shareholders Association has retrained its sights on nickel success Jubi

28 Oct 2003
Tough times test Manny’s mettle

Tough times test Manny’s mettle

By Mark Pownall

With his business ailing, the move last week to feature 2002 40under40 winner Manny Papadoulis on our front page prompted a strong response from both angry creditors and his industry supporters. Mark Pownall spoke to the businessman about his troubled tim

21 Oct 2003
ASA targets Macmahon
Opinion

ASA targets Macmahon

By Mark Pownall

THE Australian Shareholders Association’s battle against what it sees as inappropriate options packages is not just reserved for monster corporations such as Southcorp.

14 Oct 2003
Wesfarmers signs on

Wesfarmers signs on

By Mark Pownall

WESTERN Australian companies continue to set new benchmarks in their sponsorship of the arts, with traditional supporter Wesfarmers unveiling a major new program worth $500,000.

07 Oct 2003
Free at last
Opinion

Free at last

By Mark Pownall

Free at last JUST in case anyone is interested, I’ve declared this paper an Alan Bond free zone – the only one in the country as far as I can tell.

23 Sep 2003
Incentives missing
Opinion

Incentives missing

By Mark Pownall

AS the Federal Government salivates over the billions it will earn from the Gorgon project, it would be worth its leadership considering how this potential resources revenue and vast billions that preceded it came to be.

16 Sep 2003
AWH moving into purchase mode

AWH moving into purchase mode

By Mark Pownall

AUSTRALIAN Wine Holdings is preparing the groundwork for a major acquisition with a fund raising effort to pay off debt associated with the purchase of Hay Shed Hill Estate for almost $6.3 million last year.

16 Sep 2003

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