Interviews with business people in the North East

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David Williamson, executive director at Newcastle Racecourse Jun 17 2013

THE Northumberland Plate Festival and Ladies Day have long been regarded as two of the North East’s summer sporting highlights, attracting crowds of more than 70,000 to High Gosforth Park across four days of racing. Jo Blakemore speaks to the man who's been back in the saddle at Newcastle Racecourse for just over a year as he gets set for a busy summer of racing and events.Read

Kate Culverhouse, managing director, Groundwork North East Jun 10 2013

KATE Culverhouse took a while to find what she was good at, but she has made up for lost time, as Peter Jackson discovers.Read

Tony Glenton, senior partner at Ryecroft Glenton Chartered Accountants Jun 03 2013

Tony Glenton is the third generation of his family to practise as an accountant in Newcastle. But, as he explains to Peter Jackson, it wasn't an easy choice.Read

John Duns, business development manager, Brewin Dolphin Jun 03 2013

JOHN Duns has been in charge of business development and marketing at Newcastle wealth management firm, Brewin Dolphin, for the past six years.Read

Nick Swales, Regional Director, Rathbones May 28 2013

A familiar face in the North East financial scene, Nick Swales how heads up the new Newcastle office of investment management house Rathbones, as he explains to Peter Jackson.Read

Lee Hartley, chief executive of Moneygate May 20 2013

Lee Hartley has ambitions to build a financial services giant in the North East, as Peter Jackson discovers.Read

Graham Payne, managing director of Darchem Engineering May 20 2013

GRAHAM Payne is the force behind Teesside engineering company, Darchem. He tells Francesca Craggs about his other driving passion.Read

John Paul managing director of Castledene Group May 13 2013

FROM entrepreneur to cage-fighter, John Paul is a man of many talents. Francesca Craggs talks to the managing director of Castledene Group.Read

Phil Affleck, managing director of Promovere May 13 2013

LITTLE did Phil Affleck imagine when he was spinning discs in the early 1980s (these being the days when vinyl was still king) that one day he would be dancing to a different tune, listening to others voicing their views.Read

Bob Senior, managing director of Utopian Leisure May 07 2013

BOB Senior is managing director of Utopian Leisure and one of the men credited with creating Newcastle's party city reputation in the 1990s.Read

Chris Peacock, managing director of Peacocks Medical Group Apr 29 2013

CHRIS Peacock is the fourth generation in family firm Peacocks Medical Group. He talks to Francesca Craggs about swapping skydiving for blue sky thinking, and the children’s charity close to his heart.Read

Nicola Short, executive director of the North East Entrepreneurs' Forum Apr 22 2013

NICOLA Short is executive director of the North East Entrepreneurs' Forum. She talks to Francesca Craggs about inspiring new businesses and flying the flag for the region.Read

Prof Roy Sandbach, David Goldman Visiting Professor of Innovation and Enterprise at Newcastle University Apr 15 2013

PROF Roy Sandbach is Newcastle University Business School’s new David Goldman Visiting Professor of Innovation and Enterprise. He talks to Peter Jackson about his new role and his career.Read

Patricia Birley MBE, director of the Vindolanda Trust Apr 08 2013

PATRICIA Birley's long career, based around a few muddy fields in Northumberland, has had reverberations around the world, as Peter Jackson discovers.Read

Paul Dutton senior partner of law firm Eversheds' Apr 02 2013

PAUL Dutton, senior partner of law firm Eversheds' Newcastle office, is firmly attached to the North East and fiercely defends his firm's role in the region to Peter Jackson.Read

Professor Bernie Callaghan, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law at the University of Sunderland Mar 25 2013

Professor Bernie Callaghan, whose career has included academia and the public and private sectors, now has a global role, as PETER JACKSON discoversRead

David Harrison, managing director of True Potential Mar 18 2013

DAVID Harrison, founder of one firm of independent financial advisers, has now built another in a rapidly-changing market place. Read

Garry Sheriff, managing director of ITPS Mar 11 2013

GARRY Sheriff's route to owning and running a successful IT company was an unusual one, as Peter Jackson discovers.Read

Nigel Cook, chief executive of Elddis Transport Mar 04 2013

NIGEL Cook was born into haulage and now steers the family firm as he explains to Peter Jackson.Read

Phil Dryden, chief executive of SSI Feb 25 2013

SSI'S chief executive Phil Dryden faces a challenge - but that's not new to him, as he explains to Peter Jackson.Read

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