New boss for Tech North – Richard Gregory appointed

Tasked with boosting the tech sector in the North of England, Tech North receives £2million budget annually.

Gregory joins after 12 years at Latitude Digital Marketing, where he served as COO for 10 years and as MD for two.

He is also a council member of the Manchester Digital organisation and founder of SASCon Ventures, which hosts an annual tech conference on search, analytics and social.

”After searching far and wide, I’m extremely happy to announce that Richard Gregory has been appointed as the new Director of Tech North,” said chairman of Tech North Herb Kim, who has been acting as interim director since Braithwaite stepped down.

Gregory added: “Tech North is an organisation with a vital mission and I look forward to using my private-sector experience to build on the team’s great work.

“I’ll be sharing more about our plans for the future of Tech North at a series of events across the region in mid-July.”

Tech North came about as part of former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg’s Northern Powerhouse initiative.