Interviews with business people in the North East

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Richard Toynbee, centre manager, Prince Bishop's shopping centre Jan 14 2013

WITH all-important seasonal retail figures pouring in, Peter Jackson talks to Richard Toynbee, centre manager of Durham's Prince Bishop's shopping centre.Read

Jonathan Blair, managing partner, Dickinson Dees Jan 07 2013

Jonathan Blair, managing partner of Dickinson Dees, has spent an intense nine months negotiating a major merger, as he explains to Peter Jackson.Read

Richard Knight OBE, operations director, Newcastle Aiport Dec 17 2012

Wing Commander Richard Knight OBE, Newcastle Airport's new operations director, already has an amazing career behind him as Peter Jackson discovers.Read

Scott Davidson, general manager, Jesmond Dene House Hotel Dec 10 2012

TWO weeks ago we featured the outgoing general manager of Jesmond Dene House Hotel, today we profile his successor Scott Davidson who speaks to Peter Jackson.Read

Professor John Wilson, director of Newcastle University Business School Dec 03 2012

THE new head of Newcastle University Business School has big ambitions for it, as he explains to Peter Jackson.Read

Eric Kortenbach, operations director, Guyzance Hall Ltd Nov 26 2012

Eric Kortenbach led Newcastle’s Jesmond Dene House to become a leading award-winning hotel. Now he plans to do the same for three more, as he explains to Peter Jackson.Read

Julian Thomson, director, Anderson and Garland Nov 19 2012

Julian Thomson is director in a business which is transforming the world of antiques with the latest digital technology, as Peter Jackson discovers.Read

Bernard Trafford, head of Newcastle's Royal Grammar School Nov 12 2012

NEWCASTLE'S Royal Grammar School is thriving in spite of recession, as Peter Jackson discovers talking to head Bernard Trafford. Read

Ross Linnett, CEO of Recite Me Ltd Nov 05 2012

ROSS Linnett watched British athletes triumphing in this summer's Olympic Games with mixed feelings. He shared in the patriotic jubilation, but there was also a sense of regret, of what might have been.Read

Alan Holmes, chairman of Buy North East Oct 29 2012

FROM wine to cycling holidays and even a spell running a department store, Alan Holmes has packed a lot into his career, as he tells Peter Jackson. Read

Geoff Thompson, chief executive of Utilitywise Oct 22 2012

GEOFF Thompson, chief executive of Utilitywise, has built one of the region's fastest-growing companies. He talks to Peter Jackson.Read

John Harvey McDonough, director, Harveys of Edinburgh Oct 15 2012

A MAN of spirit has revived a fine family tradition while winning new export markets, as Peter Jackson discovers talking to John Harvey McDonough.Read

Geoff Hunton, director, Merchant Place Developments Oct 08 2012

GEOFF Hunton finds himself in the limelight following his coup in bringing Hitachi to the North East. The director of property developer Merchant Place Developments talks to Peter Jackson.Read

Andrew Sawyer, chairman of Alnorthumbria Veterinary Group Oct 01 2012

MAYBE it shouldn't happen to a vet but Andrew Sawyer has grown his practice into a major and thriving business, as Peter Jackson discovers.Read

Alan Dawson, chairman, Sintons Solicitors Sep 24 2012

ALAN Dawson, Sinton's newly-appointed chairman, has witnessed many changes in the legal world and foresees many more, as he explains to Peter Jackson.Read

Iain Watson, director, Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums Sep 17 2012

AN organisation must look to its future but Iain Watson also has to keep a close eye on the past, as Peter Jackson discovers.Read

Brian Tanner, Professor at Durham University Sep 10 2012

Durham University’s Professor Brian Tanner has been a pioneer in bringing the worlds of business and academia together, as PETER JACKSON discoversRead

Interview with David Kennedy, top North East chef and restauranter Sep 03 2012

IF FORMER North East Chef of the Year David Kennedy had £1 for every person who said his first stand-alone restaurant was doomed to failure, he’d be a very rich man.Read

David Coppock, Regional Director, UKTI Aug 28 2012

FOR all his working life the world has been David Coppock's oyster and now he's working to broaden the horizon for the North East, as he told John Hill. Read

Gavin Prior, general manager, Metrocentre Aug 20 2012

Metrocentre’s new general manager, Gavin Prior, doesn’t let hard knocks hold him back, as Peter Jackson discovers.Read

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