APPOINTMENTS
A round-up of the latest appointments on the Tees business scene ...
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part of its ongoing expansion .
Former Northern Echo reporter Nick Loughlin is the newly-appointed editor , while Laura Mackey has been installed as marketing manager .
Both will work across the organisation , which has interests in fitness , physiotherapy , media and property from its bases in both Hartlepool and Florida .
Azets Azets , the accountancy firm previously known as Baldwins across the North-East of England , has maintained a long-standing tradition of investing in the next generation of talent with the appointment of three graduates and three apprentices .
The recruits will be based in the Wynyard and Durham offices but will undertake training across all Azets offices in the North-East and will play an important role in the ongoing expansion of the business .
Nicole Humphrey , Georgia Smithson and Jasmine Sharpe have joined as part of the annual graduate recruitment programme , while Caitlin Hunt , Joseph Wheatley and Chole Heslop have joined as apprentices .
Brittany has already gained an Association of Taxation Technicians qualification and has now signed up for a three-year professional development programme to become a Chartered Tax Adviser with the Chartered Institution of Taxation .
Matt Boxall , Wellington Square and Castlegate Shopping centres , Stockton Retail expert Matt Boxall has found his ideal job right at the heart of the area he loves .
Matt has been appointed as manager of Wellington Square and Castlegate Shopping Centres in Stockton . for Middlesbrough College ’ s Progression Studies students at Functional Skills and GCSE level – often those who need additional support in their learning , including students with English as a second language .
Steve Bagshaw , National Horizons Centre Steve Bagshaw , the former chief executive of Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies , has taken up a new position as chief industry advisor for the NHC , helping the £ 22.3m national centre of excellence keep abreast of latest developments in the life sciences field .
Steve , who joined Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies in 2004 , is now the global contract developer and biopharmaceuticals manufacturer ’ s nonexecutive chairman after stepping down as chief executive . He will work alongside recently-appointed director Dr Jen Vanderhoven .
J & B Recycling Waste management firm J & B Recycling has announced the creation of 20 new jobs .
The new positions created since February include an electrical engineer , maintenance engineer , class one HGV driver , three yard operatives and a PR and marketing executive , taking the overall employment numbers to above 200 .
Brittany Hill , Baines Jewitt Chartered Accountants Tax technician Brittany Hill is on course to further her career since joining Teesside chartered accountancy practice Baines Jewitt .
Animmersion UK Middlesbrough-based digital visualisation specialist Animmersion UK has appointed three recruits after a series of new contract awards .
Dan Johnston joins as unity developer , Jonathan Watt joins as front-end developer and Hannah Booth joins as business administrator .
Naghmeh Zarehaghighi , Middlesbrough College A mum who was forced to flee from her native Iran following religious persecution has landed a new job teaching on Teesside .
Naghmeh Zarehaghighi came to the UK in 2015 with her then four-year-old son .
She s now a dyscalculia / maths tutor
Mick Greenfield , Materials Processing Institute The Materials Processing Institute has appointed Mick Greenfield as director of steel – the first of several key positions created as part of an expansion of its research and innovation activities .
An industry expert in steel production , he will focus on developing internal operations at the Institute ’ s Normanton Plant and providing support for clients and research partners in the field of liquid steel production and operations management .
The appointment is the first of up to 15 roles being created .
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