Mark will leave on Friday June 26 having completed 40 years in journalism, and intends to pursue a number of new opportunities and projects.
His long career includes 14 years as Regional Correspondent for The Press Association. During that spell, Mark covered the Militant Uprising, the disasters at Hillsborough and Heysel, the Warrington Bombing and the murder of James Bulger.
He went on to write a book on the Bulger case and is recognised nationally, as one of the foremost authorities on the crime.
Mark began his career at Wirral Newspapers in 1975, before moving to the Post and Echo and then on to PA. He left PA in 1997 to re-join the Echo as Deputy News Editor. After spells as Investigations Editor and Special Projects Editor, Mark was appointed Assistant Editor then Deputy Editor of the Liverpool Daily Post.
He was appointed Editor in 2007 in succession to Jane Wolstenholme, and became Editor of the Daily Post in Wales in 2014.
Mark’s awards include North West Young Journalist of the Year, North West News Reporter of the Year, and UKPG journalist of the year for his investigations into the Cream Nightclub financial irregularities and the lives in custody of the Bulger killers. Under his stewardship the Liverpool Daily Post won the 02 North West Award for Digital Innovation.
Mark said: “I’ve had such a rewarding 40 years in journalism. It’s been a fascinating journey and the camaraderie I have enjoyed has been every bit as important as the buzz and excitement of news coverage.
“I am very excited to be moving into a new phase in which I know the experience I have been lucky enough to gain working in the industry will be absolutely invaluable. I find it hard to believe it has been 40 years and while I know that the time is right for me to move on, I will greatly miss working with all my friends and colleagues at wonderful Trinity Mirror titles.
“The last few years have seen some of the most remarkable change in media history and it has been terrific to be at the heart of so much innovation and creativity.”
An announcement about Mark’s successor will be made in due course.
