New man Palmer on ‘Excellence’ mission

THE new chief executive of North of England Excellence is on a mission to help ensure the region’s companies are “firing on all cylinders”.

Andrew Palmer has succeeded David Teale at the helm of the not-for-profit membership organisation.

He was previously the Confederation of British Industry’s regional director of operations based in Leeds.

Warrington-headquartered NoEE helps businesses and organisations across the region to boost their competitiveness, performance and productivity.

Its members across the private, public and voluntary sectors share best practice, and NoEE runs training courses, conferences, events, an internationally-recognised accreditation scheme and a highly-respected awards contest.

Palmer said: “North of England Excellence is dedicated to helping companies and organisations improve their processes and customer service and drive their growth plans by becoming more competitive and increasing their market share.

“With the eyes of the government and the nation on the Northern Powerhouse region, and in particular Greater Manchester following the recent visit by the Chinese president, it’s more vital than ever that companies and organisations are able to deliver sustainable success.

“Our role is to ensure they are firing on all cylinders to help them reach their potential, which in turn will have a huge positive impact on the regional economy.”