Mark Owen

Mark Owen has extensive experience in internal audit and risk management. Mark currently holds the position of Chief Internal Auditor at Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water. Prior to this, Mark worked as the Head of Internal Audit and Risk at Wales & West Utilities, where they led a team in delivering audits and risk assurance to the executive team and audit committee. Before that, Mark was a Lead Auditor at Principality Group, where they conducted risk-based audits across various areas such as financial crime, liquidity risk, and customer services. Mark also worked at Tata Steel Europe as a Manager/Senior Auditor, overseeing global audit assignments and contract governance improvement. Mark began their career as a Corporate Tax Assistant Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, specializing in R&D claims and tax compliance.

Mark Owen obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Accounting from Oxford Brookes University in 2001. In 2000, they pursued further education at ACCA and obtained the FCCA degree, although the exact years of completion are not provided. Additionally, they obtained the CMIIA (Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors) degree, with the starting year stated as 2007 and the completion year unspecified.

In terms of certifications, Mark Owen achieved the following:

- In April 2021, they obtained the Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer certification from ISACA.

- In April 2021, they also obtained the Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer™ (CDPSE™) certification from ISACA.

- In April 2021, they acquired the ISO 27001 Lead Implementer - Information Security Certification from ISO.

- In November 2013, they earned the PRINCE 2 Practitioner certification from APMG International.