Tees Business Tees Business Issue 21 | Page 99

JOBS aspects of Wilton’s operations from initial tender and project execution through to completion. Steve Sharp and Clare Smith, Nuffield Tees Nuffield Health Tees Hospital in Stockton has strengthened its senior management team with two strategic appointments. Steve Sharp has been appointed as hospital director and Clare Smith as financial manager. The duo brings over 20 years of healthcare and financial expertise to the team. Harrogate-based Steve, 40, who grew up in Stockton, previously worked at Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital as financial and commercial director and at Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital as financial manager. Sam Streckert, Alexandra Gent and Dave Hawkins, FW Capital FW Capital has strengthened its operations with the appointment of two investment executives and a portfolio executive to drive the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) with loans to support business growth and expansion. Sam Streckert and Alexandra Gent join as investment executives, responsible for investing in ambitious SMEs in the Northern Powerhouse region, with a focus on Tees Valley, to help them innovate and expand. Dave Hawkins joins FW Capital as a portfolio executive and will provide support and guidance to NPIF invested businesses. The trio – who will all be based in Billingham – expand the Teesside-based team to ten, part of a 30-strong FW Capital team. Animmersion Animmersion, the Middlesbrough- based visualisation and immersive technology company, has announced that co-founder part of the Talent84 family Dominic Lusardi is taking on a new role in the business, with fellow co-founder Samuel Harrison becoming managing director. This will allow Lusardi, who remains as a director and major shareholder, further time to focus his future efforts in supporting the development of the growing digital cluster in the North-East. Samuel will be supported by recently appointed business development director Steve Carpenter to maintain the continued expansion of the business. added three key team members to its management team. Darren Page has been promoted to head of implementation and Andrew Williamson has been promoted to head of software development, a fast-growing part of the business. Joanne Saint joins as head of marketing. With over 20 years' marketing experience, predominantly B2B, Joanne aims to ensure razorblue has the robust marketing strategy needed to achieve its ambitious growth plans. Charlie Nettle, AV Dawson AV Dawson, which owns and operates a 100-acre port and logistics facility in Middlesbrough, has promoted Charlie Nettle from head of commercial and marketing into a new position as commercial and marketing director to help drive forward the business’ growth strategy. Making use of his strong links in the commercial and marketing sectors, Charlie has responsibility for developing new markets and building long-term sustainable growth. Lee Elgie, Erimus Insurance Brokers A boutique business insurance broker has appointed a new operations director. Stockton-based Erimus has appointed Lee Elgie after ending 2019 on a high, maintaining its status as a Top 100 Independent Insurance Broker and remaining the largest independent broker to have its headquarters in the North-East. Lee (pictured, right, with director Paul Davison) joins in a role created specifically for him, taking control of broking, compliance and finance, as well as improving operational efficiency at the firm. Andrew Thompson and Phil Hughes, Mobile Mini A leading hirer of portable site accommodation and secure storage containers has appointed a new managing director to lead its 420-strong workforce. Andrew Thompson takes the helm after four years at the firm, which has 15 branches throughout the UK. After 20 years in leadership positions in food retail, Andrew made the move into the hire industry around 10 years ago, and initially joined Mobile Mini as regional director. Mobile Mini, which has its headquarters in Stockton, has also promoted Phil Hughes to UK operations director. Darren Page, Andrew Williamson and Joanne Saint, razorblue With two internal promotions and a new appointment, razorblue has Gary Lumby, Yellow Box Marketing Tees-based full service digital agency Yellow Box Marketing is targeting significant growth with the appointment of Gary Lumby (pictured with the firm’s managing director Brad Johnson) as their first non-executive director. Yellow Box Marketing offers a wide range of digital services from website design, search engine optimisation to social media marketing and most recently content and video creation which has seen the business rapidly expand, acquiring more than 40 new clients last year alone. Amelia Webster, Baines Jewitt Chartered Accountants Chartered accountancy practice Baines Jewitt is firmly looking to its future thanks to the recruitment of top talent. The latest person to join the Stockton- based firm is 22-year-old Amelia Webster from Redcar, who graduated from Durham University in 2019 with a first class honours degree in accounting and finance, and joins Baines Jewitt as a trainee chartered accountant. Your success is our business The voice of business in the Tees region | 99 01642 772161 | www.solutionsrecruitment.co.uk