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Full speed ahead for award-winning driver and Virgin May 03 2010

IN A flurry of red and black, Virgin Racing’s lead driver Timo Glock hurled himself around the Bahrain track in qualifying, shaving home in a little under two minutesRead

Chris Hilton

Chris Hilton, chairman, Newcastle Building Society Apr 29 2010

CHAIRMAN Chris Hilton recently helped steer the Newcastle Building Society through meltdown of the global financial system and is now stepping down after 30 years on the board.Read

Roy Myers

Roy Myers, Landlord, Teesside Apr 27 2010

THE pub industry has been battered by a hurricane recession, the smoking ban, cheap supermarket booze and the controversial beer tie. So why has Roy Myers added another pub to his portfolio? Jez Davison asks the question.Read

Alan Brown founder of Robson Brown

Alan Brown, founder of advertising agency Robson Brown Apr 26 2010

LEADING North East agency Robson Brown was sold last month to Californian firm Round2, ending Alan Brown and Stuart Robson's 26-year association with the business they founded. But this doesn't mean that Alan Brown will be disappearing into retirement on his Northumberland farm.Read

Mike Matthews, Managing Director, Nifco UK

Mike Matthews, Managing Director, Nifco UK Apr 20 2010

A PROACTIVE approach to business has seen Stockton car parts maker Nifco UK power through the recessional roadblocks and come out the other side. Kelley Price met the man at the wheel.Read

Andrew Hodgson

Andrew Hodgson, Chief Executive, SMD Apr 19 2010

AFTER helping run a global aerospace company Andrew Hodgson wanted a business he could "put his arms around". Now he has one, he wonders how long it will last?Read

Heidi Mottram

Heidi Mottram, Chief Executive Officer, Northumbrian Water Apr 12 2010

AFTER a career spent in the railways, Heidi Mottram has changed tracks to take up the top job at Northumbrian Water. Andrew Hebden went to meet her.Read

Geoff Ford

Geoff Ford, Regional Councillor, EEF North East Apr 06 2010

MANUFACTURING group Ford is celebrating its centenary year, having survived two world wars and two fires. CHRISTOPHER KNOX meets Geoff Ford, third-generation chairman and the man known as Mr South Tyneside.Read

Graham Hillier

Graham Hillier, Director of Strategy and Futures, CPI Apr 06 2010

GRAHAM Hillier's forte is making connections that nobody else has spotted. His next challenge is to bridge an innovation divide that could make millions for research-intensive Teesside firms. Read

Judith Holder

Judith Holder, TV producer and writer Mar 29 2010

THOUGH most people will have heard of the Grumpy Old Women television series, they may not have realised it was produced in the North East. Chris Knox catches up with its creator Judith Holder and finds out about her years in television and her new venture in this region.Read

Bill Lynn, Chief executive, storeys:ssp

Bill Lynn, Chief executive, storeys:ssp Mar 22 2010

PROPERTY agents storeys:ssp has been based in the same Newcastle location for almost 120 years. After rejecting four recent merger approaches, the well-known company’s chief executive Bill Lynn tells Peter McCusker that the business is staying put for many more years to come.Read

Paul Lawton

Paul Lawton, Managing Director, Dual Concept Marketing Mar 16 2010

LOSING your home is no barrier to entrepreneurial activity, as Teessider Paul Lawton tells Jez Davison.Read

Les Wheatley, Commercial Director, The Protector Group

Les Wheatley, Commercial Director, The Protector Group Mar 15 2010

FORMER Newcastle United finance director Les Wheatley has returned to the North East to spearhead an expansion drive at security business The Protector Group.Read

Paul Jackson

Paul Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, TADEA Mar 09 2010

A FEAR of rejection and failure has motivated Paul Jackson to reach the top of the tree.Read

The Duchess of Northumberland

The Duchess of Northumberland Mar 08 2010

A PASSION for people, poison and looking at things with a "twist", Karen Dent meets the Duchess of Northumberland - and discovers why she believes that, ultimately, success comes down to sandwichesRead

Lynn Tomkins

Lynn Tomkins, director of UK operations, Semta Mar 01 2010

MORPETH businesswoman Lynn Tomkins has risen to the top in the male-dominated world of engineering and was recently recognised as UK Boss of the Year after being nominated by her staff. Peter McCusker reports.Read

Gary Hoffman

Gary Hoffman, Chief Executive, Northern Rock Feb 22 2010

Gary Hoffman took over as chief executive of Northern Rock days before the collapse of Lehman Brothers shook the banking world to its core.Read

Jim Moran

Jim Moran, Moran Beverage Services founder Feb 16 2010

TEESSIDER Jim Moran has gone through a legal wrangle and lashings of sub-standard coffee to build his Middlesbrough business. Jez Davison met him.Read

Jeremy Middleton

Jeremy Middleton, FTSE-200 company co-founder Feb 15 2010

FROM Procter & Gamble to politics, and investing in start-ups and climbing a few mountains in between: Karen Dent meets FTSE-200 company co-founder turned venture capitalist Jeremy Middleton.Read

John Anstee

John Anstee, NetPark mastermind Feb 09 2010

THE man behind the successful NetPark at Sedgefield imported the idea from a pioneering scheme started in Durham, North Carolina. John Anstee told Sue Scott about it.Read

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