Education Partnership North East (EPNE), which includes Sunderland College, Hartlepool Sixth Form College and Northumberland College, has appointed James Stuart as its new chair.
Mr Stuart, who is founder and director of One Planet Consulting, a Darlington based business which supports senior leaders to develop sustainable sector and business strategies, was appointed following a recruitment process to replace outgoing chair Rob Lawson.
He began his career in the military and has since worked in sport, tourism, science and enterprise, and has a keen focus on sustainability both in his current executive role and his capacity as non-executive chair of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority and non-executive advisor to Scottish Forestry.
