Open letter update

Significant figures from the North East business community have continued to add their names to an open letter written by Jeremy Middleton, Chief Executive of Middleton Enterprises.

More than 80 names have been put to the call for expediency in the matter of agreeing a deal for devolved powers for the North East.

Please see below for the up to date list of signatories.

*Those without a job title have signed in a personal capacity as a member of the North East business community

Adam Serfontein, Managing Director, The Hanro Group

Ajay Jagota, CEO, KIS Group

Alan Holmes, Non-executive Chairman of three private North East companies and Vice-Chair of an FE College

Alasdair Greig, Director, Northstar Ventures Ltd

Alastair Balls

Alasdair Macdonald, CEO, Seanamic Group

Alastair Waite, Director, Altec Engineering

Dr Alex Buchan, Investment Manager, Northstar Ventures Ltd

Amanda Vigar, Managing Partner, V&A Vigar & Co (Darlington) LLP

Ammar Mirza CBE, Director, AmmarM (UK) Ltd

Andrew Nicholson, Managing Director, Nicholson Consultancy

Andrew Richardson, Deputy Chief Executive, Utilitywise PLC

Andrew Wilson, Managing Partner, UNW

Barry Pollock, Director, The Works

Ben Staerck, Managing Director, Furniture Clinic

Brian Jobling, Executive Chairman, Eutechnyx Ltd

Bryan Bunn, Managing Director, Nortech Group

Caroline Moody , Business Development Director, Moody Logistics

Caroline Theobald, Managing Director, Bridge Club Ltd

Chris Blaxall, Chief Financial Officer, Performance Horizon Group

Chris Thompson, Chief Executive, Express Group

Colin Coates, Chairman, Business Investors Group

Colin Willis, Managing Partner, Hotspur Capital Partners

Craig Peterson, Director, Growth Capital Ventures

David Cliff, Managing Director, Gedanken

Sir David Chapman Bt, DL

David Harper, Chairman, HarperCo Group

David Land, Board Member, North East LEP

Dr Tony Henfry, Chairman, Northstar Ventures Ltd

Duncan Young, Managing Director, Sanderson & Young

Ed Brown, Managing Director, Vega Environmental Consultants Ltd

Emma O'Rourke, Finance Director, Northstar Ventures Ltd

Fergus Trim, Founder, Broadoak Asset Management

Gary Boon, Managing Director, Shout Digital

Geoff Hodgson

Gill Brown, Director, Dependable Bodies (Newcastle) Ltd

Gill Southern, Director, Wessington Cryogenics Ltd

Geoff Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Utilitywise PLC

Graham Robb, Senior Partner, Recognition PR Ltd

Hamish Moore, Senior Partner, Drummond HR Ltd

Ian Baggett, Chairman, Adderstone Group

Ian Dormer, Managing Director, Rosh Engineering Ltd

Ian Gilthorpe, Senior Partner, Square One Law LLP

Ian Richards, Director, Northstar Ventures Ltd

John Anderson QAEP, CBE, Chairman, North East BIC

John Barnett, Managing Director, Calsonic Kansei

John Reece, Chairman, Reece Group Ltd

John Savage, Managing Director, Flame Heating Spares

Jonathan Combe, Partner, Muckle LLP

Jonathan Gold, Managing Director, Rivers Capital

Julie Drummond, Managing Director, Drummond Central Ltd, Newcastle

Karen Chapman, Business Consultant, The Integrated Talent Partnership

Karen Weir, Managing Director, Weir Insurance Ltd

Kevan Carrick, Partner, JK Property Consultants

Lorna Moran, Chairman, Northern Recruitment Group PLC

Louise Richley, Managing Director, Beyond Digital Systems Ltd

Lucy Armstrong , Chief Executive, The Alchemists (Northern) Ltd

Mark Haigh, Director, Professional Real Estate Co Ltd

Mark Harford, Managing Director, Urban Buffet Ltd

Mark Thompson, Managing Partner, Ryder Architecture

Martin Barber, Managing Partner, Evolution LLP

Martin Brown, Director, Dependable Bodies (Newcastle) Ltd

Martin Wrightson, Managing Director, Unika Innovation

Michael Long, Director, Channon Contracts

Mike Odysseas, Managing Director, Odyssey Systems

Neville Bearpark, Corporate Finance Partner, UNW

Nick Moore, Chairman, D-Line

Nigel Mills, Chairman, The Lakes Distillery Co Ltd

Nigel Wright, Founder, Nigel Wright Recruitment

Norman Peterson, Director, Growth Capital Ventures

Paul Barron, Managing Director, Executives Online Northern England

Paul Kaiser, Corporate Finance Partner, UNW

Paul Ruddick, Managing Director, D-Line

Paul Varley, Board Member, North East LEP

Paul Walker, Chairman of Wandisco PLC

Pete Watson, Chief Executive, Atlas Cloud

Rick McArdle, Managing Director, Cottages of Northumberland

Robert Forrester, Chief Executive, Vertu Motors PLC

Russell Borthwick, Managing Partner, Dentsu Aegis Network, Newcastle

Tom Maxfield, Founder, Tom’s Companies

Dr Tony Trapp, Managing Director, Osbit Power

Warwick Brindle, Chairman, Rockliffe Hall

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