Chief Executive of the North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) Ltd. Located in Sunderland, with a mission ‘to build business success in the North East.’ I have been with the BIC for just over 11 years. I took on the role of Chief Executive in 2001, when the BIC became a not-for-profit business. In addition I am also a non-executive director of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear NHS Trust and I also sit on the North East LEP business support board board as well as on the board at Sunderland College.