Programme support structure and contacts
Our priorities, programmes and activities are also set out in the table below, along with the managers responsible for each area. If you would like more information please contact the appropriate manager.
| 3 Key Priorities | 8 Programmes | 24 Activities | Activity Manager |
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| Business | Innovation & Business Development |
Energy | Ray Thompson 0191 229 6375 |
| Process | Joanne Glendinning 0191 229 6733 |
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| Healthcare | Caroline Gladwell 0191 229 6403 |
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| Innovation Capacity | Caroline Gladwell 0191 229 6403 |
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| Business Investment | Business Finance |
Ken Samson |
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| Business Accommodation | Neil Graham 0191 229 6399 Emma Speight 01642 853 606 |
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| Digital and Creative | Lynsey Robinson 0191 229 6815 |
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| Inward Investment | Patrick Kendell 0191 226 6680 |
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| Strategic Account Management | Michelle Lowes 0191 229 6326 |
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| Enterprise & Business Support | Enterprise | Tasleem Baqir 0191 229 6373 |
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| Business Link | Simon Allen 0191 229 6464 |
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| Business Productivity | Colin Herron 0191 229 6686 |
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| People | Skills & Higher Education | Productivity & Participation - Higher Level Skills |
Sanjee Ratnatunga |
| Raising Aspirations & Attainment | |||
| Economic Inclusion | Employability | ||
| Economic Participation | |||
| Place | City Regions and Rural | TyneWear | Neil Graham 0191 229 6399 |
| Tees Valley | Emma Speight - 01642 853 606 |
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| Rural | Neil Graham 0191 229 6399 Emma Speight 01642 853 606 |
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| Connectivity | |||
| Promoting the Region | Tourism Marketing | Kelly Walton 0191 229 6302 |
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| Business and Innovation Marketing | Helen McLoughlin 0191 229 6322 |
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| Culture and Tourism | Visitor Economy | Chris Little 0191 229 6910 |
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| Culture | Jo Morrisey 0191 229 4691 |
| ERDF Operational Programme |
Priority 1 |
ERDF Secretariat |
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| Priority 2 Business Growth and Enterprise |
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| Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) | Axis 1: Improving the competitiveness of the agriculture and forestry sector. |
Adrian Sherwood |
| Axis 3: Improving quality of life and diversifying the rural economy. | ||
| Axis 4: Implementing the new LEADER approach. |
