THE Gateshead MetroCentre's management team has welcomed KATE BODENHAM as marketing co-ordinator.

The 33-year-old, from Bristol but now living in Whickham, Gateshead, has worked as personal assistant to the centre's marketing manager since November 2003.

She previously worked for Utopium Lighting, a stage lighting and production company, whose contracts have included the Baftas, Moulin Rouge film premiere and the Glastonbury festival. She also worked for the British Olympic Association as PA to its financial director, which included a spell on the Gold Coast during the Sydney 2000 Olympics.