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Marine centre takes on new crew

The organisation which supports the North East’s marine design sector has announced the appointment of two new business development managers. John Lockey and Simon Ellis join the Marine Design Centre in Newcastle with the aim of promoting the region’s expertise in the field.

Their role will be to develop the regional membership and to build relationships with companies throughout the world who can place contracts with members of the centre.

David Hewitt, Director of the Marine Design Centre, said: “We are delighted to welcome John and Simon on board. They offer a very interesting blend of experience and expertise and will be valuable additions to the team. Everything is now in place for us to support the regional supply chain as it looks to take a growing share of the major projects that are increasingly being placed across the commercial shipping, defence, oil and gas and renewables sectors.”

Simon joins the Centre from the marketing department at the Newcastle headquarters of house builder Barratt Developments. John was formerly Director for the Department of Engineering and Science at Tyne Metropolitan College.

Simon said: “The Marine Design Centre offers a wonderful opportunity for the region to carry forward its maritime heritage and to demonstrate to the world the top class skills the sector can offer.”

John said: “I have spent a great deal of my working life within industry and education addressing training and skills issues, so I know just how important this is to the marine design sector. We will look to work very closely with members to ensure that we support them fully and I believe that the contacts and understanding I have of the region’s colleges and universities will be very helpful in this respect.”

For more on the Marine Design Centre, visit www.marinedesigncentre.com.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .