NELSIP - Key Persons
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- Principal & Chief Executive, New College Durham
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- Director of Strategic Business Development, Research & Innovation Services, Durham University
Bob was the executive HR director for Ford Britain, and at Rolls-Royce held several positions including HR Director for the Civil Aerospace business, global head of talent and development, and Regional HR director for the UK. He was a member of the UK Skills & Job Retention Group, and has operated as a non-executive director in several sectors. Bob is also currently Chair of the Derbyshire Cricket Foundation.
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- Chief Executive, Education Partnership North East
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- Head of Skills Sunderland Software City, Director Dynamo North East
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- Head of Economic Growth, South Tyneside Council
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- Chief Strategy & Executive Officer, NA College
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- Skills Project Manager, NEAA
Mark joined the NEAA in November 2022 and will manage the North East Local Skills Improvement Plan (NELSIP), an employer-led plan that meets future business needs and provides a resilient and responsive supply of the skills needed to drive economic success and investment in the region. Mark has over 10 years' experience in the skills and education sector, including over six years at the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), and has built a wealth of experience working with the region's SME community after starting his business support career at Business Link in 2009. Prior to joining the NEAA, Mark worked at Business Durham where he managed an ERDF innovation programme whilst supporting the North East Satellite Applications Centre of Excellence where he helped to develop the thriving North East space sector.
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- Managing Director, Vantec
Paul Butler joined the North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) as Chief Executive Officer in March 2015. Paul has over 20 years Cluster Management experience and is the only UK based Cluster Benchmarking Expert for the European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA), mandated by the EU to support the creation of more world-class clusters across the EU. Paul has overseen the development of the NEAA since its conception, today it is the largest automotive cluster in the UK and widely recognised as an exemplar cluster. Paul represents the regions automotive sector on the Automotive Council Skills Group, Supply Chain Group and Digital Group, the North East LEP's Business Growth Board and Skills Advisory Panel. Paul is also a member of the BEIS External Expert Supply Chain Group, and a board member of the European Automotive Clusters Network (EACN). He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Durham.
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- Commercial Director, Academic Health Science Network
At Rolls-Royce Sean was the HR Director for the Aerospace division, whilst also serving on the Group Operations Executive. Sean was a member of the CBI Employment Committee, supporting the No.10 advisory group on Pensions and Equality legislation. He is currently an employer member of the UK Government Central Arbitration Committee (CAC), and an honorary teaching fellow at Lancaster University.