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David Jeffries, founder of Mere Mortals

David Jeffries, founder of Mere Mortals Nov 08 2010

MERE Mortals founder David Jeffries left Newcastle for New Zealand three years ago, but a few months ago he returned to return the business to its moving image roots.Read

Mark Greenwood

Mark Greenwood, Finance Director, Grainger Plc Nov 01 2010

THE decision to move from Dubai to take up one of the top posts at Newcastle-based plc Grainger didn't require a lot of thought for Mark Greenwood.Read

Graham Ramsay

Graham Ramsay, founder, Ten Feet Tall Oct 26 2010

GRAHAM Ramsay hopes he has made Teesside a better place to live - and many people would agree with him.Read

Keith Armstrong

Keith Armstrong, Founder, Kitchenware Records Oct 25 2010

NEWCASTLE'S Kitchenware Records has become one of the North East's most famous creative fountainheads, signing a host of chart toppers including Lighthouse Family and Editors. Christopher Knox caught up with its founder Keith Armstrong.Read

Mark Berriman

Mark Berriman, Managing Director, Pet Supermarket Oct 18 2010

HE is just 30 years old but Mark Berriman has already set up a string of successful businesses and won a brace of awards. Christopher Knox met up with him to discuss his future plans and how his dog Charlie proved the key to his greatest success.Read

John Josephs

John Josephs, Non-executive chairman, Washington Display Ltd Oct 11 2010

THE fact he would become an accountant was "drilled into" John Josephs' subconscious from an early age by his parents - and it's a choice he's never regretted.Read

Rosie Smith

Rosie Smith, Senior Bank of England official Oct 04 2010

AFTER six months the Bank of England's new agent for the North East, Rosie Smith, is evangelical about the region. Peter McCusker met her.Read

Steve Walton, Chief Executive of Sunderland AFC

Steve Walton, Chief Executive of Sunderland AFC Sep 27 2010

HE WAS the banker who loaned Newcastle £15m to buy Alan Shearer, became the club's chief executive and now holds the same role at Sunderland AFC - the team he's supported all his life. Karen Dent meets Steve Walton, the man Freddy Shepherd calls "the Mackem bank manager".Read

Alan Matthews

Alan Matthews, Group MD, MPH Sep 20 2010

ALAN Matthews hasn’t been able to see since he was shot in the face as a child. But Christopher Knox finds this hasn’t stopped him becoming a successful entrepreneur who helps business reach people with disabilities.Read

Kate Curtis

Kate Curtis, Associate Architect, Smeeden Foreman Sep 14 2010

SHE'S the architect charged with shaping the future of Redcar. Kate Curtis explains why she's relishing her biggest challenge yet.Read

Helen Ager

Helen Ager, Managing Partner, Crutes Law Firm Sep 13 2010

THE first female managing partner of a North East commercial law firm has been at the helm for over four years. Peter McCusker catches up with Helen Ager of Crutes.Read

Rick Petini, owner of Delcor

Rick Petini, owner of Delcor Sep 06 2010

WHEN it comes to interior design and style, Rick Petini is certainly a perfectionist. Christopher Knox talks to the owner of upmarket furniture maker and retailer Delcor and finds how his family have spurred him to build an increasingly successful business.Read

David Dodd, chief executive, Darlington Building Society

David Dodd, chief executive of Darlington Building Society Aug 31 2010

FOR nearly four decades, David Dodd has been gathering knowledge of building societies. In fact, he has been in the sector for the whole of his career, aside from a spell as a pig clerk for West Cumberland Farmers.Read

Simon Lane

Simon Lane, General Manager, Newcastle Racecourse Aug 23 2010

PLANS for a series of new developments at Newcastle Racecourse - and its on-site golf course - were some of what attracted Simon Lane away from the new home he’d just bought in Worcester to take the reins at Gosforth Park. Karen Dent meets the estate's new general manager.Read

Derek Muirhead

Derek Muirhead, Managing Director, Deepdale Solutions Aug 17 2010

Derek Muirhead’s dislike of the banks helped him navigate his Teesside firm through the recession. Jez Davison finds out how...Read

Charlie Hoult

Charlie Hoult, Hoult's Yard, Newcastle Aug 16 2010

CHARLIE Hoult would be the first to admit his career in PR hit the buffers in 2008 as the recession began to bite. However he has returned from London to take the lead at family business Hoult’s Yard in Newcastle, which he aims to transform into a centre for creative businesses. Christopher Knox caught up with him.Read

Ian Gordon

Ian Gordon, founder of Vitality Complete Dental Care Aug 10 2010

IAN Gordon has spent his whole career in the teeth of dentistry - and he's still smiling. Jez Davison reports.Read

Jim Willens

Jim Willens, Newcastle Building Society Aug 09 2010

THE new chief executive of the Newcastle Building Society is taking the mutual back to basics, as Peter McCusker discovers.Read

Sir Harry Wilmot

Sir Harry Wilmot, Managing Director, H E Woolley Aug 03 2010

Sir Harry Wilmot claims he’s no entrepreneur despite navigating the rough corporate terrain of Latin America and blazing a trail with a Teesside fire protection firm. Jez Davison met him.Read

Herb Kim

Herb Kim, Chief executive officer, Codeworks Aug 02 2010

HE came from New York to spread the word about the North East’s digital sector and he may well be one of the most powerful men in the industry. John Hill met Herb Kim.Read

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