APPOINTMENTS
A round-up of the latest appointments on the Tees business scene...
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Jamie is just starting out on the career ladder.
Joining Baines Jewitt as a school leaver, Jamie completed A-levels in maths, economics and physics earlier this year. He is already working towards an Association of Accounting Technicians( AAT) qualification, which will provide a foundation in finance administration and core accounting skills and enable him to study to be a chartered accountant.
officer, commercial director and manager of the Digital Technologies Group.
He is also programme manager for PRISM – the government-backed initiative being delivered by MPI to accelerate research and innovation across the UK’ s steel and metals industries.
Dr Madeleine Averley, Queensway Dental Dr Madeleine Averley, daughter of founder Dr Paul Averley, has joined the Queensway Dental team.
Madeleine, who graduated from the University of Bristol in 2022, will divide her time between two Queensway locations, working two days a week at the original Billingham practice and two days at the Jesmond clinic.
Established in Billingham in 1994, Queensway Dental now operates more than 25 surgeries across seven North-East locations.
Chris Oswin, Materials Processing Institute The Materials Processing Institute( MPI) has appointed Chris Oswin as its new CEO.
Chris has been with the institute for more than a decade and has held several senior positions, including chief operating
Danny Nicholson, Middlesbrough FC Sport Journalism graduate Danny Nicholson has been appointed as media and marketing officer for Middlesbrough Football Club, fresh from his studies at Teesside University.
Danny, 23, from Norton, was one of thousands to celebrate their academic accomplishments in Teesside University’ s summer graduation ceremonies. He was awarded a first-class BA( Hons) Sport Journalism from the School of Arts & Creative Industries.
As media and marketing officer for the women’ s team, Danny manages the club’ s social media accounts and prepares content around match days.
James McCue, Eastgate Engineering Eastgate Engineering has announced the promotion of James McCue to the position of operations manager.
James began at Eastgate back in 2022 as a project manager before his promotion to senior project manager in January.
The new role will see James become responsible for overseeing and enhancing operational performance across all of Eastgate, as well as playing an integral part in supporting the company’ s strategic growth objectives.
Trainees, Robson Laidler Independent accountancy firm Robson Laidler has expanded its team with the appointment of eight new trainees who will embark on the firm’ s training academy, working within the business alongside professional study.
They are( pictured, from left) Molly Williams, Anya Russell, Darcy O’ Neil, Harry Petterson, Nevaeh Barnes, William Grundy, Zara Grand and Ethan Haslem.
The new accounts assistants come from schools and colleges in Teesside and across the region, including Prior Pursglove Sixth Form College in Guisborough, Egglescliffe School and Sixth Form Centre and Sedgefield Community College.
They will be based across Robson Laidler’ s Teesside, Newcastle and Durham offices, working in departments including audit, healthcare accounting, business accounts, business advisory and tax.
The Robson Laidler training academy offers apprentices a fully funded, structured learning programme, personal development and study time, support from a dedicated mentor and a recognised accountancy qualification. The appointments bring the total number of Robson Laidler staff to 131, with 42 staff training towards professional qualifications.
In the past 12 months, 10 staff have become fully qualified and three internal promotions have seen qualified staff step into management positions.
Robson Laidler won Independent Firm of the Year at this year’ s North East Accountancy Awards and has been listed in the Sunday Times Best Places to work for two consecutive years.
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