Mark Owen
Mark started his career in July 1999 as a school-based Careers Adviser in Swansea. Mark later became a Team Leader in Neath Port Talbot following the establishment of Careers Wales in 2001, before joining Careers Wales Mid Glamorgan as Operations Manager in 2002. He operated in several middle and senior management roles until being appointed Head of Operations for the South Central region of the newly formed Career choices Dewis Gyrfa (the national ‘careers service’ for Wales) in 2012. He subsequently became national Head of Stakeholder Services following a restructure in 2018.
Mark trained as a Careers Adviser at the University of the West of England, Bristol and holds a BA (Hons) degree in Modern History from the University of Lancaster and an MSc in Careers Guidance from the University of South Wales (formerly University of Glamorgan). He has also completed the Chartered Institute of Management Diploma in Management and Leadership and is a registered PRINCE 2 practitioner.