Mark McCallum

Biography

Mark is the Business Development Director for the UK and Europe at codemantra U.S. LLC. He has worked in publishing for over 30 years and has been involved in and led digital solutions since the 1990s, when he launched and managed Random House’s digital initiatives, including the company’s first eBook programme. Additionally, he has produced digital strategies and solutions for a number of publishers and provided publishing insights to global brands, and the consultancy and investor community. At codemantra Mark is responsible for managing the company’s UK and European account base and developing new business opportunities markets outside of publishing – principally in the public sector for accessibility. Since 2019 he has collaborated with UK publishing’s accessibility advocates and experts (for instance, codemantra are on the W3C Accessibility Advisory Board and Mark attends the EU’s Web Accessibility Initiative meetings) to understand the challenges and requirements of making truly accessible content.