APPOINTMENTS
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Dr Laura Woods, Middlesbrough College Middlesbrough College is marking a leadership transition as it honours outgoing chair of governors Rob Davies for 10 years of outstanding service and welcomes Dr Laura Woods as the new chair.
Rob stepped down in July after a decade as chair during which he helped shape strategy, drive investment in priority sectors and strengthen the college’ s reputation for outstanding student outcomes.
An entrepreneur and qualified accountant, Rob was instrumental in building a strong and effective governing team.
He will continue to support the college as a co-opted governor, serving as link governor for finance.
He will also remain active in the wider Teesside community through his trusteeship at The Junction.
Succeeding Rob is Dr Laura Woods, who took up the role of chair of governors in August.
Laura brings extensive experience in business engagement, skills development and regional regeneration from her career as director of academic enterprise at Teesside University.
She is also a governor at Belmont Community School in Durham, a Durham University graduate and recently completed a professional doctorate at Northumbria University.
Laura said:“ I’ ve seen first-hand how education and training can transform lives and drive economic growth, and I am passionate about supporting the college to continue this mission.”
These leadership changes signal a new era for Middlesbrough College, reinforcing its role at the heart of the Tees Valley and its commitment to delivering exceptional education and opportunities for students and the wider community.
Mark South and Kimberley Turner, Double Eleven Middlesbrough-based games developer and publisher Double Eleven has announced a new phase in its journey.
Former Tees Businesswoman of the Year Kimberley Turner, who had been CFO and commercial director, and former COO Mark South have been appointed co-CEOs, leading the studio into an exciting future of continued growth.
The new appointments come as part of a revised senior management structure for Double Eleven after founder and former CEO Lee Hutchinson’ s move into his broader strategic role as chairman of parent company Pneuma Group.
Based in Malaysia, Lee will now step fully into this role, continuing to guide the group’ s vision and global growth while remaining closely connected to the company he founded and led for more than 15 years.
The recent introduction of a new senior leadership team and project directors laid the foundations to drive forward the studio’ s ambitious long-term growth plans.
Under Kimberley and Mark’ s joint leadership, Double Eleven remains focused on strengthening its global reputation and building on its strong commercial partnerships to produce some of the world’ s most successful games.
The company has experienced consistent growth through highprofile partnerships and development contributions on some of the industry’ s biggest franchises.
It remains one of the UK’ s most prominent and fastest-growing independent games studios, with ambitious plans to continue its upward trajectory.
Danny Stubbs and Jamie Myers, Baines Jewitt Tees-headquartered chartered accountancy firm Baines Jewitt has strengthened its practice with two new recruits.
Danny Stubbs, from Redcar, and Jamie Myers, from Hutton Rudby, have joined the Stockton-based firm.
Durham University graduate Danny has been appointed as an audit and accounts senior, while Jamie is working as a trainee accounting technician.
Before joining Baines Jewitt, Danny completed a degree in Economics and Management.
After university, he enjoyed travelling throughout South-East Asia and Australia, as well as employment with a multinational professional services firm, where he completed an Associate Chartered Accountant( ACA) qualification.
Following several years working as an external auditor in local government and public sector departments, including councils, universities and police bodies, Danny is now looking forward to a new challenge through his role at Baines Jewitt.
While Danny has several years’ accountancy experience under his belt,
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