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A round-up of the latest appointments on the Tees business scene ...
of high value corporate transactions with a particular focus on manufacturing and the chemical sectors .
Nigel , originally from Middlesbrough , joins Endeavour as a partner in the corporate department and will be responsible for handling a variety of transactional work , business development and mentoring other members of the team .
Gary Riches , Hartlepool College Hartlepool College of Further Education has appointed Gary Riches as head of apprenticeships , coming full circle after completing his award-winning apprenticeship with the organisation over 18 years ago .
The college first allowed Gary to start his career as an apprentice electrician in 2000 , when he was employed by Tees firm Gus Robinson Developments .
As head of apprenticeships , Gary ’ s main task is to oversee the transition from apprenticeship frameworks to the new standards brought in with the introduction of the levy .
Diane Hodgson , Davies Tracey Accountants Stockton-based Davies Tracey Accountants has appointed Diane Hodgson to the practice as client partner .
Diane – pictured with the firm ’ s managing director Craig Davies – has over 30 years ’ experience in senior management roles working for accountancy firms in the region including Baldwins and Vantis .
This is a new role for Davies Tracey which employs 27 staff at its Teesdale offices in Stockton .
Diane will manage a portfolio of manufacturing , professional services and small business clients to support their accountancy needs and act in a business advisory capacity to help sustain businesses with current challenges as well as growth ambitions .
Paul Brooks , Pickerings Lifts Pickerings Lifts has appointed a new customer service director .
Having been promoted from within the business , former head of divisional operations , Paul Brooks , has stepped up to the new role .
Paul will be responsible for lift maintenance and repair and escalator business units , focusing on customer retention , business growth and driving forward service support .
Paul joined Pickerings Lifts in October 2014 after four years as regional director for Schindler UK and two years as national operations manager at Safe Elevator Services .
New apprentices , Coast & Country Coast & Country is supporting its future workforce with the introduction of four new apprentices to its team .
Lewis Peacock , 24 , is joining the housing provider as a business administration apprentice , Cory Kernan , 18 , and Sadie Wheeler , 26 , as housing apprentices and Liberty Cottle , 16 , is starting a finance apprenticeship .
Lewis , Cory and Sadie all received support from Coast & Country ’ s New Directions Team , which is part of the Youth Employment Initiative , funded by the European Social Fund .
The scheme works with businesses and young people aged 15 to 29 , who are not in education , employment or training , to source jobs , traineeships , apprenticeships and work placements .
Michael Hayward , Greenbank Waste Solutions Middlesbrough-based Greenbank Waste Solutions has welcomed Michael Hayward to its ranks , with specific responsibility for the firm ’ s health and safety policies and procedures .
Michael has joined the firm as SHEQ ( Safety , Health , Environment , Quality ) and
compliance manager , joining the firm from electrical contracting company Groestar .
His appointment follows Greenbank ’ s 72 sq m office expansion at its Middlesbrough HQ , which houses a full production workshop .
The company has now extended its workforce by over 20 % in the last eight months as Michael becomes the sixth employee to join Greenbank during its latest recruitment drive .
Zoe Traherne , InBond Zoe Traherne has joined logistics specialists InBond as business development and marketing manager , bringing with her experience of establishing her own business .
The appointment rounds off what has been an extensive period of growth for InBond over recent years with full-time employment increasing by 77 % and annual turnover by 92 % since 2014 .
Having recently taken over further warehousing space at their Northshore site , InBond say “ the time was ripe ” to further the firm ’ s brand awareness . It will be Zoe ’ s role to engage with more local , regional , national and international markets .
Nomi Ahmad , Sembcorp Utilities One of Teesside ’ s most influential industrial businesses has a new man at the helm .
Nomi Ahmad has been appointed head of Sembcorp ’ s newly-created UK and Europe business , which includes the Wilton International-based industrial utilities and services provider Sembcorp Utilities UK .
Ahmad , 48 , has been with Sembcorp Industries for four years , most recently as a senior manager of the group ’ s business development group in Singapore but has spent 24 years in power development , project finance , mergers and acquisitions , and asset management .
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