Interviews with business people in the North East

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Robert Hough, chairman, Durham Tees Valley Airport Aug 13 2012

THINGS are going to have to change if Durham Tees Valley Airport's fortunes are to take off again, as chairman Robert Hough explains to Peter Jackson.Read

Interview: Patricia Arnold, founder of Patricia J Arnold & Co Aug 06 2012

THE head and founder of Northumberland's largest independent firm of accountants Patricia Arnold takes life's challenges in her stride, as Peter Jackson discovers.Read

Edward Twiddy, Chief Executive, North East LEP Jul 30 2012

EDWARD Twiddy has swapped life at the heart of government for the role of spearheading the North East's economic recovery. He tells Adrian Pearson that he's relishing the challenge.Read

Chris Rigg, North East director of Barclays Jul 23 2012

IT was the kind of challenge that might have fazed even the most experienced of financiers: raise £300m in the aftermath of the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression to fund the roll-out of a renewable energy technology which was unproven in the UK.Read

Keith Pattinson, founder of Pattinson Estate Agents Jul 16 2012

A REFUSAL to bury his head in the sand has meant that Keith Pattinson has seen his estate agency survive three recessions and come out on top as the biggest independent in the region.Read

Retired dentist and medic Dr Ray Lowry Jul 09 2012

RETIRED dentist and medic Dr Ray Lowry - who used to be a gag writer for The Two Ronnies - has forged a new career as an after-dinner speaker.Read

Paul Smith, programme manager, ignite100 Jul 02 2012

PUSHING ideas has taken Paul Smith to the other side of the world and to becoming an author and digital industry guru.Read

Nick Rudd, managing director, Bob Rudd Leisure Jun 25 2012

AT just 25, he's recently been appointed as managing director of the family firm. Karen Dent talks gaming machines, pubs and smartphone technology with Bob Rudd boss Nick Rudd, and discovers why his dad is his biggest influence.Read

Ian Williams, Director of business investment, Sunderland City Council Jun 18 2012

HE'S just settling into his new role as director of business investment at Sunderland City Council after years as a One North East high-flyer but, already, Ian Williams has big ideas for the city and its surrounding areas, as Ruth Lognonne finds out.Read

Mark Henderson, chief executive of Home Group Jun 11 2012

He started life as a motorbike racer, but Mark Henderson is now at the helm of the UK’s fifth largest social housing association. He tells Ruth Lognonne why he traded in his leather jacket for public lettings.Read

Lord Allendale, head of Allendale's 20,000 acre estate Jun 06 2012

LORD Allendale has not rested on his laurels since taking over his family's 20,000 acre estate, which just played host to the Northumberland County Show for the last time.Read

Godfrey Worsdale, Director, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art May 28 2012

Godfrey Worsdale has been head of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art since 2008 - its fourth director since the opening 10 years ago. For a while, it seemed the role came with some form of ancient curse that couldn't be shaken.Read

Jane Hogan, business development manager, Taste North East May 21 2012

From initial ambitions of becoming a farmer to running regional food group Taste North East, KAREN DENT meets Jane Hogan and discovers why she believes women really come into their own in their 40sRead

Herbert Loebl, entrepreneur, exporting expert and co-founder of Joyce, Loebl & Company May 14 2012

HE'S known as a pioneering industrialist responsible for co-creating a business that has spawned hundreds of other companies. But there's so much more to Herbert Loebl’s eventful life, as Karen Dent discovers.Read

Jo Berry, director of engagement, Newcastle University Business School May 08 2012

DR Jo Berry admits she struggles to say no to interesting opportunities. It's an approach that's taken her from apartheid South Africa to Davos, the pit lane and the music industry. John Hill catches up with Newcastle University Business School's director of engagement.Read

Ammar Mirza, founder, Asian Business Connexions Apr 30 2012

AMMAR Mirza's heritage is Pakistani but he loves his home city of Newcastle. Ruth Lognonne meets the man who founded Asian Business Connexions to help the Asian and North East business communities work more closely together.Read

Charles Enderby, chief executive, Hexham Racecourse Apr 23 2012

HE'S served his country as a soldier, bodyguard and magistrate. These days, Charles Enderby's attentions are focused on making sure Hexham Racecourse endures for future generations. Ruth Lognonne met him.Read

Bernard Garner, director general, Nexus Apr 16 2012

A WAR of words has broken out between bus companies and the Passenger Transport Executive. Peter Jackson meets the man at the centre of it all.Read

David Robinson, chief operating officer, PD Ports in Teesport Apr 10 2012

PD Ports may have lost out on a Spanish turbine factory, but it still has big plans for the future as Peter Jackson discovers in conversation with chief operating officer David Robinson.Read

Ian Gott, director, GOTT Technical Services Apr 09 2012

GOTT Technical Services is one of the North East’s leading motor equipment suppliers. We catch up with director Ian Gott to find out how his business grew.Read

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