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TEES Business appointments
Iain Wright( centre) is the new chief executive of NEPIC.
Grace Porter, Resolution Media & Publishing Marketing professional Grace Porter has joined Tees Business publishers Resolution Media and Publishing as the firm’ s new business development executive.
The 28-year-old, who runs her own marketing company, has joined the Middlesbrough-based publishers to aid the firm’ s business development.
Porter, from Newton Aycliffe in, will be tasked with developing new relationships for Resolution’ s two publications, Tees Business and Tees Life – Teesside’ s only business and lifestyle magazines.
“ Resolution’ s portfolio of business and lifestyle magazines has gone from strength to strength, so this is a really exciting time for the company, and I am looking forward to being part of that,” said Porter, pictured with Resolution directors Dave Allan( left) and Martin Walker.
After graduating from Newcastle Business School with a degree in business marketing in 2011, Porter went on to work within events and marketing for homes and communities’ business, livin, based at DurhamGate in Spennymoor.
She took time out after becoming a mum to daughter Pippa in 2014 but was quickly back to work when she took up a marketing role with web design agency Design365, based on Aycliffe Business Park.
Porter then joined Woodham Academy as the school’ s media and marketing officer, guiding the school towards a more modern marketing and communications strategy, before starting her own business earlier this year specialising in social media.
Businesses interested in getting involved in either Tees Business or Tees Life can call the Resolution team on 01642 450255 or email info @ resolutionpublishing. co. uk
Iain Wright, NEPIC Former Hartlepool MP Iain Wright has succeeded Stan Higgins as its chief executive of North East Process Industry Cluster( NEPIC).
Wright had served as the town’ s Labour representative for 13 years and was most recently chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee.
The 45-year-old was Minister for Housing and Planning between 2007 and 2009 and Minister for Schools and Apprenticeships in
2009-10.
He served as shadow minister for industry between 2011 and 2015 and, before being elected as MP for Hartlepool in 2004 he worked at One North East, the regional development agency. He began his career as a chartered accountant with Deloitte.
Rupert Summerfield, TTE Technical Training Group
Rupert Summerfield has joined Middlesbrough-based TTE from Stockton Riverside College and training provider NETA, where he worked within sales and business development management.
Before this he has held a number of managerial and roles in sales in the education sector.
Summerfield’ s new role supports TTE’ s growth ambitions in its areas of specialisation, which include the delivery of training programmes to clients in the engineering, oil and gas, process, chemical and manufacturing sectors, both in the UK and overseas.
Michael Cowley, Kevin Potts and Hannah Williams, Logic Architecture Logic Architecture is flying high after welcoming a trio of new recruits to the rapidly expanding team.
The Middlesbrough-based firm has appointed Michael Cowley as senior architectural technologist, Kevin Potts as graduate architect and Hannah Williams as graduate interior design stylist.
The recruitment drive comes off the back of a series of contract wins and supports the firm’ s ambitious growth plans.
Tony Parkinson, Materials Processing Institute With the appointment of Tony Parkinson as strategic account manager, the Materials Processing Institute( MPI) has strengthened its ties within the steel sector.
Parkinson has joined to work with new and existing steel industry clients to manage ongoing client-focused research programmes and plan future research programmes.
The 51-year-old has more than 27 years’ industry experience, having worked as a technical manager for the ironmaking and steelmaking sectors on integrated sites throughout the UK, and for various steel companies.
Rebecca Siddall, Catch Designs Management Stokesley-based business Catch Designs Management has secured an extra pair of hands in the office by taking on a digital marketing apprentice.
Rebecca Siddall, 18, is now studying for a Level 3 in Digital Marketer Diploma with 3aaa Apprenticeships’ Middlesbrough training academy and working alongside business owner Sue Thompson at her Stokesley Business Park office.