The Northern Way has appointed a director of implementation to help bridge the £29bn North-South divide.
VINCE TAYLOR, 46, from Newcastle, and a former pupil at the city's St Cuthbert's Grammar School, will return to the North-East to take up the role.
Mr Taylor has experience in the public and private sectors, most recently as director of the Sheffield First Partnership, where he produced city-wide strategies.
Alan Clarke, chief executive of regional development agency One NorthEast, said: "Vince Taylor grew up in the North-East and has worked in the region before and we will be pleased to welcome him back. The secretariat for The Northern Way is based in the North-East, but Vince's knowledge and contacts across the whole of the North and in Whitehall will stand him in good stead. He will play a leading part in driving the growth strategy forward."
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