THERE’S no dress-down day where Jane Atkinson works. Hard hat, green overalls and safety boots are everyday attire on the SembCorp UK site at Wilton, Teesside. Read
BEING influential is intrinsic to business success. This supplement indicates that the most influential people listed within its pages are also some of the greatest success stories within the region.Read
FROM Steve Jobs and Richard Branson to Rupert Murdoch and Roman Abramovich, the most influential business innovators shape the world around us, forcing us to change our thinking, revise our prejudices and powering change on many levels.Read
OVER the last decade Newcastle-based recruitment specialist NRG has built up an enviable position in executive search and selection and is the region’s premier player in this field. Read
THE property trade, although not the world’s oldest profession, has been central to the success of our society for centuries – even if, in days of yore, there was more storming and stealing than exchanging of contracts.Read
DESPITE his deep Sunderland roots, Peter Candler confesses to having "an American mentality". On the other hand, it could be because of his deep Sunderland roots. Read
IT’S been a tricky year for many of the region’s law firms, with at least 250 jobs being axed in the sector. Most of the region’s main commercial law firms have suffered. Read
TEASHOPS near Hadrian’s Wall have good reason to be grateful to Peter Judge. As should the region’s designers, fund managers, scientists, property developers and members of the Moldovan government. Read
ROB WILLIAMSON has been perfecting his names-to-faces skills. His new role as chief executive of the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland means he will meet more people in one day than he ever thought possible.Read
IT has been described as a perfect storm. The onset of the recession – with its impact on advertising revenues in particular – has hit the media sector hard, just as it was coming to terms with the digital revolution.Read
DESCRIBE the classic business story. Post-room assistant to chief executive? Hired hand to chairman? Work-experience to board member? For one of the North East’s big talents it’s been the steady rise from receptionist to managing director. Read
BGROUP creative agency is extending its influence over the North East as the marketing agency of choice with a string of bold, high-profile campaigns and new premises on Newcastle’s prestigious Quayside.Read
THERE can hardly be a more dedicated public servant than Nick Brown MP. The Newcastle East and Wallsend constituency representative is Government Chief Whip – as such a member of the Cabinet – and, importantly, Minister for the North East of England. Read
TWO thousand and nine was the year in which the North East’s influence over the world’s most popular sport took a major dive, but its clout in other sporting fields is on the increase. Read
