Skills Advisory Panel

Improving skills in the North East workforce is fundamental to our economic future. We aim to meet the needs of each and every person living in our area. Through our Skills Advisory Panel, we’re working to understand our region’s current and future skills needs and labour market challenges. The Panel includes representatives from the North East LEP, the North East Combined Authority and North of Tyne Combined Authority, universities, colleges and local businesses.

You can read the Skills Advisory Panel Terms of Reference here.

Ellen Thinnesen OBE

Board member and SAP Board Chair

Sir David Bell KCB

Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of Sunderland

Andrew Cumiskey

Reshma Begum

Skills Advisory Panel member

Rachel Anderson

Philip Aldridge

Paul Butler

CEO of North East Automotive Alliance

Steve Martin

Cllr Amanda Hopgood

Board Member

John Barnett

SAP Board Member

Sarah Glendinning

Regional Director of CBI

Karen Marshall

Programme Leader at Accenture’s Newcastle Delivery Centre.