A NEW chairman has been appointed for the regional development agency, Yorkshire Forward.

Terry Hodgkinson will replace Sir Graham Hall in the post when his term of office ends in December.

Mr Hodgkinson, 54, lives in West Yorkshire, and is managing director of Magna Holdings Ltd and a Director of Lemmeleg Building and Contracting Ltd.

He chairs first, the economic development agency for the Wakefield District, and is a board member of the Wakefield District Partnership. He is also a committee member for the Heritage Lottery Fund for Yorkshire and Humber Region and a Yorkshire and Humber Construction Forum Board member.

Updated: 10:42 Thursday, July 31, 2003