What do all these profiles about movers and shakers of commerce and industry in York and North and East Yorkshire have in common?

They are all subjects of our regular Meet The Boss column in the Business Press supplement which is published on the first Tuesday of every month.

And they all appear in this roll of honour so that the business world can use the list as a useful research tool before coming face to face with them at possibly important meetings…

Do you know the perfect candidate? Why don’t you suggest him or her to Business Editor Julie Hayes at 01904 567144 so that everyone can Meet The Boss.

Martin Couchie, of Style Flooring

Martin Couchie at Style Flooring in Heworth

11:49am Tuesday 14th May 2013

MARTIN Couchie set up Style Flooring in Heworth at the beginning of the recession.

Matthew Lamb, managing director of Potter Logistics

Matthew Lamb, managing director of Potter Logistics

10:41am Tuesday 5th February 2013

Matthew Lamb joined family business Potter Logistics in 2005 after experience in a number of large logistics and business services companies.

Tim Taylor, global finance director, Cellhire

Tim Taylor

10:43am Tuesday 8th January 2013

A CHARTERED accountant who has found his calling in business is playing a vital role in a growing York business.

Rita Leaman

Rita Leaman with the toilet she took to London's fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square to promote Wateraid

9:46am Tuesday 2nd October 2012

PSYCHOTHERAPIST and self-confessed publicist Rita Leaman’s most prominent stunt saw her sitting on a toilet in public on the fourth plinth of Trafalgar Square.

Andrew Follington

Andrew  Follington

11:55am Tuesday 4th September 2012

ANDREW Follington became the new area commercial director for North Yorkshire for HSBC in March.

James Booth, MD, PPL Training

James Booth saw a gap in the market for training tradespeople in 2005

2:41pm Tuesday 3rd July 2012

James Booth started PPL Training in 2005 when he saw a gap in the market for training for tradespeople during the housing boom.

Ann Scott, managing director of S Harrison Group

Ann Scott

9:48am Tuesday 12th June 2012

Ann Scott is a numbers woman. An accountant thrust into the public domain when she was appointed managing director, Ann is noted for her straightforwardness.

Ian Reed, director of the Yorkshire Air Museum and Visit York’s York Ambassador Of The Year 2012

Ian Reed

10:05am Tuesday 1st May 2012

Ian Reed, the newly-crowned York Ambassador at the Visit York Tourism Awards last week, has headed a period of change for the Yorkshire Air Museum as it has had to transform into a business.

Liv Garfield, BT OpenReach

Liv Garfield, BT OpenReach

11:59am Tuesday 3rd April 2012

A NORTH Yorkshire woman is the force behind the broadband revolution, leading the installation of fibre broadband into two-thirds of UK premises by the end of 2014.

Paul Ainscough, head of the Northern Rural team at Savills

Paul Ainscough

10:30am Tuesday 6th March 2012

Paul Ainscough, a chartered surveyor, moved to Savills’ York office from the East Midlands to build up the Yorkshire team.

Simon Crack, Hethertons Solicitors

Simon Crack

10:20am Tuesday 10th January 2012

SIMON Crack, head of the business support unit at York law firm Hetherton’s, has been instrumental in the firm’s move to bigger premises after growing the unit.

Rachel Goddard - Intandem Communications

Rachel Goddard - Intandem Communications

1:07pm Tuesday 6th December 2011

Rachel Goddard, founder of public relations and marketing agency Intandem Communications, has just taken over as chairman of York Professionals.



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