TEES LIFE
Carole takes
up full-time
Tees Life role
T
ees Life publishers Resolution have
taken on their first permanent full-
time employee to help drive forward
growth plans.
The Middlesbrough-based publishers have
appointed experienced saleperson Carole
Sanderson, who started her new role in
January.
Carole, who originally trained in sales
with the Gazette, has spent the last 15 years
working as advertising sales manager for
Stockton-based Primary Times magazine.
Resolution revealed last year that it
planned to take on full-time staff to support
plans for new publications in 2019.
And Resolution directors Martin Walker
and Dave Allan hope Carole will be the first
of a number of new members to join the
team.
Carole, who is married with one daughter
and lives in Stockton, said: “After working
for the last 15 years for Primary Times in the
Tees Valley, I’m really looking forward to the
Carole Sanderson has joined the Resolution Media and Publishing team
alongside directors Dave Allan (left) and Martin Walker.
new challenge of working for Tees Life and
Tees Business magazines.
“I’ve always been very impressed by the
high quality of both magazines including the
editorial and photographic content, and I
regularly hear positive comments about the
publications from businesses in our area.
“Working for Dave and Martin as part of
their team will enable me to progress my
career even further and, together, I feel we
can achieve great things.”
Carole worked in telesales for the Gazette
in the 1980s and became a sales trainer
during her time with the local paper.
She has since held various sales and
administrative roles for firms around
Teesside before joining Primary Times in
2003.
Resolution co-director Dave said: “We’re
delighted to have brought Carole on board.
“Her track record of delivering sales in her
previous role was an obvious strength which
immediately stood out.
“As we look to strengthen both Tees
Life and Tees Business along with the
Tees Businesswomen Awards and other
publications in 2019, we’re confident Carole
will become a valuable member of the team
and, hopefully, the first of many in the near
future.”
Ex-Gazette boss also joins Tees Life
R
esolution Media and Publishing
has also appointed former Gazette
boss and Trinity Mirror regional
managing director Bob Cuffe as a non-
executive director.
The move is designed to help Resolution to
build on existing publications while rolling
out new projects.
Cuffe, who was awarded the MBE in the
Queen’s New Year Honours, has more than
30 years’ experience in publishing, working
from advertising representative at the
Teesside Gazette to managing director of the
Gazette and regional managing director at
Trinity Mirror North East.
He’s now working for a small number
of local firms in similar consultancy roles,
including Darlington Building Society (as
vice chair), Jacksons Law and Recognition
PR.
“I’m delighted to be joining Dave, Martin
and the team,” he said. “Their achievements
since launch have been outstanding and I
look forward to helping them accelerate their
ambitious plans.”
Middlesbrough-based Resolution – named
after Captain Cook’s HMS Resolution – was
launched in early 2017 after the success of
Resolution Media and Publishing directors Dave Allan (left) and Martin Walker with the
firm’s new non-executive director Bob Cuffe (right). Picture by Doug Moody.
their pilot publication, Tees Business.
Now with two established quarterly
publications, they’re printing an annual 3.4m
pages of news and features covering the
Tees region, and also successfully launched
the Tees Businesswomen Awards – the first
awards event to recognise the Tees region’s
businesswomen.
Resolution’s printing work supports
Middlesbrough-based MV Print and its
22 employees, while they also support
a pool of more than 10 local freelance
photographers, writers and a graphic
designer.
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