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Inspirational Yorkshire Women
Panintelligence co-founder named among UK’s top 50 most ambitious business leaders
Zandra Moore, CEO of Leeds-based Leeds data analytics and business intelligence
(BI) software developer Panintelligence has been named as one of LDC’s Top 50
Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2020.
Now in its third year, the programme, which is supported by The Telegraph,
celebrates the inspiring leaders behind some
Yorkshire mum launches child-friendly holiday business
A mother-of-two from West Yorkshire has used her own experiences to launch a
child-friendly holiday business.
Jo Addison’s website Kiddieholidays is designed to help families with pre-school
children find suitable accommodation and activities in the UK and Europe.
Jo, who lives in Gomersal and runs her business from a
IoD appoints new head of branches for England
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has appointed Natalie Sykes as its new Head of
English Branches.
Natalie takes up the role after being regional director of the IoD’s Yorkshire
and North East and East Midlands regions.
The role is part of a new structure for the IoD which has
Leeds Teaching Hospitals chair receives Damehood
The Chair of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been recognised in this
year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours for her outstanding services to healthcare.
Linda Pollard, CBE DL Hon. LLD, has been awarded the honour of Dame Commander of
the Order of the British Empire for her services to
Technical PR agency targets biggest year yet – with 17 client wins and key hire
PR agency wins 32 days of additional client work per month
Appoints Kirstie Wilson as newest account manager
Recruiting for additional digital-focused role
Technical communications agency, Scriba PR is targeting its strongest year of
growth yet, as 17 new project wins contribute to 255 additional hours of
communications work each
Poonam Kaur appointed to lead IoD West Yorkshire
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has appointed Poonam Kaur as acting chair of
its West Yorkshire branch.
Poonam is managing director of corporate finance firm fds, based in Wakefield.
She was formerly vice-chair of the branch and an IoD Ambassador, representing
the M&A sector.
She succeeds Dr Richard
Yorkshire-based luxury woollen homewares brand celebrates fourth birthday
September 2020 sees Yorkshire-based luxury homewares brand, Adriana Homewares,
celebrate its fourth birthday. It is particularly special, as it falls just in
time for the tenth annual wool week celebrations (5-18 October), part of the
national Campaign for Wool.
The campaign, which counts HRH the Prince of Wales as its