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.
In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss China volatility, FMG renewables, GDI office plan, GLX's tech innovation, Albany entrepreneur Paul Lionetti, and our features on accountants and tourism.
In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the US election, China trade war, Clive Palmer, Perth Airport outlook, private company results, interest rates, house prices, office vacancies, and BP's refinery closure.
In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss: the new lord mayor, UWA restructuring, COVID update, directors survey, property challenges, Pfizer cuts, Tattarang buys RM Williams, Barry Felstead.
In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss: WA borders, unemployment statistics, housing sales, VGW, Woodside jobs, Curtin building collapse, charity boon, governance issues, and our special feature on WA's biggest exporters.
In this week's podcast Mark Pownall and Matt Mckenzie discuss state and federal budgets, hydrogen developments, gold merger, Cambridge win, IPOs and our feature on the creative side of WA.
In this week's podcast Mark Pownall and Matt Mckenzie discuss Perth city deal, Peter Coleman, Water Corp, Subiaco developments, Melville battle, WA's biggest home builders, and the Lord Mayor's race.
In this week's podcast Mark Pownall and Matt Mckenzie discuss unemployment falls, 40under40, Yagan Square, China files, hydrogen plan, senate bid, quarantine row, and our special reports on defence and resources.
In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss: Rio dumps top execs, FIFO quarantine, tenancy moratoriums, Poynton real estate move, Pindan, Lord Mayor's race, and big salt projects.
In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss markets, the R word and the government's response, university cuts, house prices, solar reform, and our special reports on energy, retail property, and the future of work.
In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Saraceni, FMG, Seven results, China relations, Clive Palmer, Gorgon and Prelude shutdowns, and Airscope.
In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss COVID restrictions, Nev Power, gas developments, downstream processing, infrastructure winners, MinRes and other results, plus vacancy rates and a sneak preview of what's in next week's magazine.
WFH has the look and feel of a brace of new acronyms that have been born from social media, most notably Twitter, which limited character use and thereby encouraged users to reduce pithy phrases to just a few initials.
In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Clive Palmer, Kwinana port, City of Perth, Bindoon, Min Res HQ, and Gage Roads' plans in Fremantle.
In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss markets' strength, COVID support, land and housing sales, manufacturing stimulus, decommissioning dilemma, Mathias Cormann, and the widening race for Lord Mayor.
In this week's podcast Mark Pownall and Matt Mckenzie discuss the border battle, WA stimulus analysis, McCulloch for mayor, FMG, Julia Gillard, Subi office dilemma, and our special report on infrastructure contractors.
In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the market update, economic impact, Tattarang, apartment knockback, environmental laws, Griffin Coal, and our special feature on WA's funds management sector.
In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss unemployment, JobTrainer, budget preview, Woodside, Strike Energy, mining strength, Clive Palmer, shopping centre strains, and a look at property developments in Fremantle.
The looming new financial year offers opportunities to improve the nation's position across a range of metrics, particularly given the shifting sands caused by COVID-19. And as WA benefits from good leadership, wouldn't it be great to see one of our best sports executives recognised nationally for her success here.
In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss residential property, Fini and Lisle, Perdaman, City of Perth, Cormann, the Ord River Irrigation area, and the Business of Local Government.
As Australia emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, a rethink about how and where we will get the skills needed to restart our economy has put Senator Michaelia Cash at the centre of this transition.
PODCAST: Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss North West Shelf shakeup, Westport development, broker consolidation, DUG Technology IPO, environmental approvals, #Perth, universities, and our special report on apartment developments.