APPOINTMENTS
TEES Business appointments
Chris Garbutt, Resolution Media and
Publishing
The publishers of Tees Business have
appointed a new sales manager to drive
forward growth plans.
Chris Garbutt joined Middlesbroughbased
Resolution Media and Publishing just
before the Covid-19 outbreak.
The 32-year-old has previously worked
as sales director for JMAC Safety Systems
and sales specialist for sales outsourcing
agency Just Williams.
Prior to that he was an account manager
for Trinity Mirror (now Reach) and for Audi
Teesside after starting his career as a civil
service executive for the Department for
Work and Pensions.
“Joining the Resolution Publishing team
is a fantastic opportunity and the timing
could not have been better,” says Chris,
who’s originally from Middlesbrough
and now lives in Billingham with his wife,
Lyndsey.
“Anybody who knows me knows I’m
fiercely proud of Teesside, to have been
raised here and to live and work here.
“To join a business that’s sole focus and
aim is to talk up the area and to shine a
light on the brilliant things this area stands
for and has to offer, hardworking, honest
people and the businesses they work for,
seems a natural fit.
“The timing of this opportunity could
not be better, with it being such an
exciting time at Resolution. I’ll be looking
to develop our already thriving collection
of print publications and grow our digital
offerings to our clients, ensuring that
Resolution Media and Publishing continues
to act as the voice of the Tees business
community for years to come.”
Resolution non-executive director Bob
Cuffe said: “I’m delighted that Chris has
joined the team as sales manager – he was
the ideal person for the job.
“I worked with Chris at the Gazette and I
know his qualities. His customers genuinely
like and respect him – they know he cares
and trust his judgement.
“He builds long-term partnerships – and
that’s exactly what Resolution Media and
Publishing is all about.
“Chris is incredibly hardworking and
enthusiastic. Critically, he really cares about
Teesside – its business community and its
football team. He cares too much about
the football team, in fact!
“I’m really looking forward to working
with him on the exciting plans we have for
the future.”
Businesses interested in sponsoring
Tees Business in print or online can
contact Chris direct on 01642 450255 or
by email to chris@resolutionpublishing.
co.uk.
Jennifer Williamson, Punch Robson
Solicitors
Jennifer Williamson joined the Punch
Robson team in April as an associate
solicitor in the firm’s busy family
department.
Her appointment was made right in the
middle of the Covid-19 crisis at time when
the department was handling an increasing
workload and she has been a welcome
addition to the Punch Robson team.
She qualified as a solicitor in 2013 and
specialises in family law, advising clients
on a number of legal issues, particularly
domestic abuse, private and public law
children matters.
Jennifer is accredited by several
organisations including Resolution as
a specialist in private children law and
domestic abuse and by The Law Society’s
Children’s Panel.
Her appointment to a senior position
further strengthens Punch Robson’s
vibrant Family Department, said managing
partner Elaine
McLaine-Wood.
“The Family
Department is
headed by a young,
vibrant team with
lots of energy, a
team the partners
at Punch Robson
see very much as an
asset,” she said.
“Jennifer’s
appointment was
made in the middle
of the Covid-19
lockdown, which
had challenges in
itself in the way everyone is working and
conducting business, but we see it as a
forward-thinking opportunity to progress
and we welcome her to the team.”
Dr Jen Vanderhoven, National Horizons
Centre
A global leader in the bioscience
industry who co-authored the UK
government’s industrial biotechnology
strategy is to take the helm as the director
of Teesside University’s National Horizons
Centre.
For more than 15 years, Dr Jen
Vanderhoven has undertaken leadership
roles in higher education and the
commercial sector, gaining a vast
amount of experience in realising and
leading challenging strategic visions
and operational goals within complex
environments, with multiple and diverse
stakeholder groups and priorities.
Dr Vanderhoven has joined Teesside
University from Fujifilm Diosynth
Biotechnologies (FDB) having spent two
years as a vice president and sitting on
the global leadership team, where she was
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