South Tyneside Partnership governance

Regeneration and Environment Board

The Regeneration and Environment Board will take ownership of the following strategic outcomes set out in the South Tyneside Vision:

"A Regenerated South Tyneside with Increased Business and Jobs"

The Board will achieve these outcomes though the following objectives:

  • Support and develop our key sectors to increase economic prosperity
  • Attract, grow and retain business, and promote the Borough to investors
  • Act as strategic interface between the South Tyneside Partnership including the North Eastern LEP and others
  • Regenerate the borough by improving our town centres, business centres and creating sustainable neighbourhoods
  • Educate, retain and attract young people and raise their aspirations through improved skills and training in addition to enhancing the employability of the existing workforce
  • Maximise the opportunity of the riverside assets, foreshore and the A19 Strategic Transport corridor
  • Enhance our Tourism offer

The Regeneration and Environment Board maintains close links with the North East Local Enterprise Partnership and the North East Combined Authority.

The Board is chaired by Margaret Fay CBE and OBE, Former Chair of One North East and George Mansbridge, Corporate Director, Regeneration and Environment, STC is the lead officer for the Board.

Regeneration and Environment board members

  • Margaret Fay - (Chair) Former Chair of One North East
  • Cllr John Anglin - (Vice Chair) Lead Member, Regeneration and Economy, STC
  • Lindsey Whiterod - Principal, South Tyneside College
  • Des Young - Managing Director, Siemens
  • Angela Anderson - Managing Director, Zenith People
  • Paul Fellows - Chief Operating Officer, Performance Horizon Group
  • Geoff Thompson - Chairman, South Shields Football Club
  • Mark Stoner - Chief Financial Officer, Port of Tyne
  • Peter Davidson - Chairman, South Tyneside Housing Ventures Trust
  • Shona Harper - Director, Contact Centre Professional Ltd
  • Michael Dickson - Managing Director, MI Dickson Ltd
  • Ken Reader - Managing Director, Dunes Adventure Island
  • George Mansbridge - Corporate Director Regeneration and Environment, STC
  • John Scott - Corporate Lead - Business Investment, STC