Mark McCallum

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 publishing clients, and for UK and European markets, including those outside of publishing with a particular focus on digital accessibility services and solutions. Since 2019 Mark has collaborated with UK’s and EU’s accessibility advocates and experts (the Publishers’ Association’s Accessibility Action Group, L’Association Valentin Hauy, and the EU’s Web Accessibility Initiative) to understand the challenges and requirements of making truly accessible content. Codemantra has been providing digital accessibility solutions and services across the public and commercial sector for the last eight years and its AI alt text solution is widely used across the publishing industry.