NORTH-EAST business support group Service Network has appointed a director.

Tracey Pitt, head of e.Business at Northumbria University, has joined the organisation, which promotes the business interests of members in the region.

Ms Pitt established the university centre in 2001 and also sits on regional development agency One NorthEast's regional ICT strategy board.

She said: "The e.Business Centre and Service Network have worked together very successfully in the past.

"My new position within the organisation will help facilitate further collaboration in the future and contribute to the success of both organisations."