Tyneside software company Waymark is toasting its 10th anniversary with a business refresh and the appointment of three key members of staff.
Waymark, in Gateshead, has introduced a new brand and launched a new website, while appointing Andrew Blacklock, who was Waymark’s first recruit back in 2011, as software development director.
The company has also recruited new chief innovation officer Matt Atkinson and sales development rep Karllie McBurnie.
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David Brophy, Waymark’s CEO, said: “With these important appointments and our new branding and website we’re set fair for further growth and we’re already looking for two further software developers.”
Durham-based architect Howarth Litchfield is expanding with eight new staff members while recruiting for three more after a buoyant start to 2021.
Daniel Jones has joined the team as an associate architect, Joseph Lythgoe as a building surveyor, Olivia Chisholm as an interior designer and Martin O’Connor as a senior architectural technologist. They are joined by a further two Part 2 architectural assistants, Hannah Angus and Ashleigh Peacock and two Part 1 architectural assistants, Callum Harker and Rachel Moberly.
Managing director and architect Jonathan Yates said: “Because we were quickly able to modify our working practices and due to the increased demand for our services in the last twelve months, we have been able to grow the team, despite the pandemic. We are now phasing our teams’ return to work and plan to have everyone back in the office by September.”
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GSS Architecture has appointed a new partner at its Newcastle studio.
Simon Rennison-Rae has been promoted following five years as an associate at the practice. Mr Rennison-Rae has been instrumental in growing the practice’s presence within the North East, resulting in commissions to deliver the award-winning Catalyst, home to the National Innovation Centre for Ageing and National Innovation Centre for Data, and, most recently, to design a £13.5m Net Zero Carbon Industry Innovation Centre for Teesside University.
He said: “We have established and become a well-known practice within the region, picking up a number of regional and national awards along the way. We continue to diversify and expand and it’s exciting times ahead, with a very busy workload and significant projects in the pipeline.”
Senior partner Tom Lyons said: “The practice has enjoyed significant successes within the North East recently and we have Simon and the rest of the team at the Newcastle studio to thank for this.”
A spa director has swapped her career on some of the world’s top cruise ships to take up a new role at Durham’s Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf and Spa.
Middlesbrough-born Victoria Walker has spent more than a decade working within the cruise sector to become head of sales and revenue for the spas on 14 vessels.
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Now Ms Walker has decided to take up the top role at the Spa at Ramside, having run the spas on behalf of OneSpaWorld across the fleet of Holland and Americas cruise ships.
She said: “This is a fantastic spa and I’m delighted to be here. I’d actually bought some vouchers for myself and a friend to come and have a spa day and then I found out about the job and applied for that instead.”
Newcastle-based shipping and marine insurer, North P&I Club, has appointed Nick Wolfe as deputy global director (underwriting).
The new role will see Mr Wolfe manage the diversified lines part of North’s business – specialist insurance products targeted at sectors such as fishing and fish farming.
Mr Wolfe joined North in March 2020 and has worked on several big projects, including overseeing the launch of North Hull, a fixed premium product targeted at ocean-going vessels. He said: “I’m delighted to be appointed to my new role at North and to keep working on new and innovative ways to fulfil our purpose – which is to enable our shipowner members to trade with confidence.”
Azets, the 海角视频’s largest regional accountancy and business advisors to SMEs, has announced a number of senior promotions in the North East.
Andrew Rowe has been appointed office managing partner for Azets in Wynyard while Tom Gale has been promoted to accounts and business advisory partner. Angela Ingham and Joanne Ayre have both been promoted to associate director in the audit and accounts and business advisory teams respectively. Azets has also promoted eight other staff members across the North East.
Joanne Regan, regional managing partner at Azets in the North East said: “I’d like to congratulate our partners an