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TEES Business appointments
including engineers , technicians , project managers and technical administration personnel .
Sarah Kellerman , Institution of Civil Engineers The Institution of Civil Engineers ( ICE ) in the North East has elected Sarah Kellerman as its regional chairman for the North East , the first time a woman has held the role .
A chartered civil engineer and chartered surveyor with almost three decades of experience , Teessider Kellerman – pictured ( centre ) with Penny Marshall and Laura Chatwin – is a director at international consultancy Arcadis in Newcastle .
Her professional experience covers areas as diverse as power generation , water , rail , highways infrastructure , utilities , building and civil engineering , public works , nuclear , oil and gas , petro-chemical , renewable energy , and ship building and refurbishment .
In addition to Kellerman ’ s election , Laura Chatwin has been elected chair of the ICE ’ s North East Graduates and Students Committee , which represents young civil engineers in the region .
Meryl Levington , Teesside University A new initiative has been launched at Teesside University to build stronger links between students and employers .
Leading entrepreneur and networker Meryl Levington has been appointed as the new head of student futures and will work with the business community to find out how the university can meet its needs with its graduate talent .
She will develop programmes for students at the university to ensure that they are ready for the world of work when they graduate .
Levingtion will also work alongside the university ’ s award-winning graduate enterprise initiative to encourage entrepreneurship amongst students and grow the number of business start-ups emanating from the university .
Louis Cargan , Techconsult
Dean Burrows , Cibes UK International lift specialist Cibes UK is taking its operations to the next level , making a series of key appointments and setting its national targets for 2017 .
Dean Burrows , the former director of the Cibes-acquired business Platform Lift Solutions , has been announced as managing director of the UK group .
Meanwhile , Jason King has been announced as operations director and Gary Sullivan sales and marketing director for the Hartlepool-based firm .
The group is working towards a turnover of £ 6m by the end of year , on top of recruiting a further six full-time employees , bringing the total workforce to 26 , excluding external contractors .
Julie Gilhespie , Sarah Hale and Greg Hare , Baldwins Teesside accountancy practice Baldwins has expanded its Wynyard-based team with the appointment of three highly experienced directors .
The ambitious firm , which prides itself on always looking for opportunities to grow its service and its team of experts , has employed Julie Gilhespie as corporate finance director , Sarah Hale as audit director and Greg Hare as tax director .
Having each previously worked in at least one of the big four accountancy firms , the new employees bring with them over 40 years ’ experience , which they are looking forward to imparting on their colleagues , during what is an exciting period of growth for the firm .
Louis Cargan , Techconsult A Teesside-based recruitment consultant has bolstered its own ranks as it looks to continued positive business growth in 2017 .
Techconsult UK , based at the Wilton Centre , near Redcar , is delighted to announce the appointment of a new apprentice .
Louis Cargan , 19 , joined the team as a recruitment administration apprentice , while Ashleigh Yeoman has been promoted to recruitment consultant within the firm .
Techconsult UK is a successful international business that is growing . It has a large number of candidates on its database ,
Zoe Tansley and Vicky Browning , Archers Law A Teesside law firm has expanded its partnership following the internal appointment of two female partners .