The Place Board are the group of people who have a strategic decision-making responsibility to drive forward the place marketing initiative and the Redcar | Cleveland Ambassador programme. Dale Smith, CEO of The SDDE Smith Group is the current Chair and Andrew Fulton, an Independent representative, is Vice Chair. The current membership is shown below.
Dale Smith – Chair
CEO – The SDDE Smith Group
Andrew Fulton – Vice Chair
Jason Faulkner
Principal – Redcar & Cleveland College
Matt Parsons
GM: External Affairs – Anglo American
Ryan McKnight
Managing Director – Redcar Athletic FC
Bianca Robinson
CEO – CEO Sleepout
Ruairidh Taylor
Hotel Manager – Gisborough Hall Hotel
Michael Janes
Director – Community Led Regeneration
Dominic Hill
Manager Technical – British Steel
Katie Robinson
Communications Manager – ICL Group
Craig Peacock
Head of Marketing and Communications – Tees Valley Combined Authority
Chris Styles
Head of Marketing & Communications – Redcar & Cleveland Council
Richard Baker **
Place Marketing Manager
Andrew Carter *
Assistant Director – Growth & Enterprise – Redcar & Cleveland Council
Clare Stanton *
Business Engagement Manager – Redcar & Cleveland Council
Laura Case *
Head of Culture & Tourism – Redcar & Cleveland Council
Louise Anderson *
Head of Place Development & Investment – Redcar & Cleveland Council
*The Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council representation provides a pool of officer input to the Board and their attendance varies by agenda content.
** The Place Marketing Manager is a ‘non-voting’ position on the Board.