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A round-up of the latest appointments on the Tees business scene...
Jamie Cuthbert, Sunny Singh and Stephanie Bagley, Baldwins A Tees accountancy practice has strengthened its team through a succession of appointments and internal promotions.
Wynyard-based Baldwins has taken on three new starters, as well as promoting four established members of staff within its award-winning team.
All hailing from the North East, Jamie Cuthbert, Sunny Singh and Stephanie Bagley have joined the company’ s accounts and audit department, following a rise in demand for its services from its clients across the region.
The additions take the total number of new starters in 2017 to seven and the total number of staff employed at the Wynyard office to 70.
Lee Fleetham, Expanded Metal Company Expanded metal mesh manufacturer the Expanded Metal Company has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of a new operations manager.
Lee Fleetham has joined the Hartlepoolbased company – a specialist in the manufacture of expanded metal products – to oversee the operations of the company, develop and review strategies, and manage process improvement.
His role includes overseeing lean production techniques, managing continuous improvement programmes and to develop high-performance teams.
Tony Parkinson, Middlesbrough Council Middlesbrough Council has appointed Tony Parkinson as its new permanent chief executive.
The move was agreed at a meeting of full council following a recommendation from the Chief Officer Appointments Committee.
Mr Parkinson has undertaken the role in an interim capacity since August last year, and was previously the authority’ s executive director of commercial and corporate services.
He has worked in local government for more than 25 years, all of it in Middlesbrough and for the last 14 years at chief officer level.
Paul Drechsler, Teesside University Business leader Paul Drechsler CBE has been revealed as Teesside University’ s new chancellor.
He becomes the university’ s third chancellor, succeeding Lord Sawyer of Darlington, who has served in the post since 2005.
Drechsler, who is president of the Confederation of British Industry( CBI), began his career on Teesside, working for ICI for 10 years. He then held various senior positions, living in Brazil, the USA and the Netherlands, which concluded with five years as chief executive of one of ICI’ s principal international businesses and as a main board director.
Drechsler is currently chairman of Bibby Line Group and was previously chairman and chief executive of the privately-owned construction firm Wates Group. He’ s also chairman of the board of the charity Teach First and a board member of Business in the Community and of the UK International Chamber of Commerce.
Drechsler will take up his position as chancellor of Teesside University in the autumn.
Tom Green, Simon Pettett, Sam Hood and Matthew Jones, Mabo Media Middlesbrough digital marketing agency Mabo Media has recruited four new members of staff including three apprentices.
Mabo Media, based at Boho Five, has been in operation for over four years and works with high-profile brands including Montane, Lifestyle Fitness and Totes.
The firm has more than doubled staff numbers every year since its inception in 2013, with this latest recruitment drive taking its workforce up to 23.
Pictured with managing director Lee Mableson( second from left) are new recruits, PPC account manager Tom Green, marketing assistant Simon Pettett and junior PPC account managers Sam Hood and Matthew Jones.
See our special feature about Mabo Media on page 35.
Sarah Bowman- Abouna, Stockton Council Stockton Council has appointed a new director of public health.
Sarah Bowman- Abouna, a qualified specialist in public health, is responsible for determining the overall vision and objectives for public health in the council’ s borough.
The appointment follows the departure of Peter Kelly – now regional director at Public Health England – and the appointment of Ann Workman as the council’ s new director of adults and health.
Bowman-Abouna had been in the role of interim director of public health for the council, where she has previously worked as consultant in public health and then assistant director of public health.
She has a background in public health and NHS management, working in a variety of organisations including primary care trusts, the North East Strategic Health Authority and Newcastle University.
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