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GRAEME ANDERSON , EDITOR A journalist with 30-plus years ’ experience in news , business , sport and arts reporting , Graeme contributed to national newspapers but spent his career in regional papers , mainly working for the Sunderland Echo . Favourite chocolate bar : Terry ' s Chocolate Orange . E : gsamedia4u @ gmail . com
SARAH CARLTON , DESIGNER A designer for 10 years who owns her own business , Sarah earned a First Class degree at Teesside University . Along with Wear Business , she also designs sister publications Tees Business , Tees Life and Aycliffe Business . Favourite chocolate bar : Terry ’ s Chocolate Orange . E : sarah @ designbykinship . co . uk
CHRIS GARBUTT , SALES MANAGER Chris has worked in sales for more than 10 years , covering the media and publishing , motor trade and construction sectors . Favourite chocolate bar : Double Decker . E : chris @ resolutionpublishing . co . uk
DAVE ROBSON , FEATURE WRITER A born-and-bred Teessider , dad-of-two Dave recently left the Gazette after 28 years as a reporter , news editor and columnist . Career highlights include being named North- East Columnist of the Year and being locked in a room with Take That . Favourite chocolate bar : Snickers . E : daverobson1964 @ gmail . com
GRAEME ROWATT , PHOTOGRAPHER With a studio based in Darlington , Graeme ’ s been a professional photographer for “ a few years !” He ’ s interested in people , technology and automobiles . Favourite chocolate bar : Crunchie . E : graeme @ burnsrowattphotography . com
CHRIS BOOTH , PHOTOGRAPHER Former Northern Echo lensman Chris , who lives in Darlington , has photographed everything from village fetes to the London Olympics . He loves nothing more than being creative and adding an extra dimension to his images . Favourite chocolate bar : Double Decker . E : christopherphotobooth @ gmail . com
TOM BANKS , PHOTOGRAPHER Tom has been a professional photographer for 16 years , starting at the Sunday Sun before spells with the Gazette and Northern Echo . He specialises in editorial , commercial , PR and sport . Favourite chocolate bar : Twirl . E : thomas . banks @ sky . com
BOB CUFFE MBE , NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Bob ’ s 30-year media career began in sales at the Teesside Gazette , where he rose to be regional MD responsible for the Gazette , Chronicle and Journal . He ’ s now a chair , vice-chair and nonexecutive director . Favourite chocolate bar : Ripple .
MARTIN WALKER , EXECUTIVE EDITOR Martin co-owns Wear Business magazine ’ s company , Resolution . Aycliffe-born Martin started out at the Teesside Gazette , before working at Middlesbrough FC and Sunderland AFC . He also runs his own PR businesses which publishes Aycliffe Business . Favourite chocolate bar : Snickers . E : martin @ resolutionpublishing . co . uk
DAVE ALLAN , EXECUTIVE EDITOR Dave has spent his career in PR and communications , initially with ICI on Teesside and in Cheshire before 17 years at Middlesbrough FC . He now runs Wear Business owner Resolution with Martin Walker . Favourite chocolate bar : Bounty . E : dave @ resolutionpublishing . co . uk
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