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Richard Gregory has become the new Director of government-funded agency Tech North.\u00a0Gregory will start his role on 11th July replacing Claire Braithwaite.<\/p>\n

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Tasked with boosting the tech sector in the North of England, Tech North receives \u00a32million budget annually.<\/p>\n

Gregory joins after 12 years at Latitude Digital Marketing, where he served as COO for 10 years and as MD for two.<\/p>\n

\"Richard-Gregory\"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.<\/p>\n

\u201dAfter searching far and wide, I\u2019m extremely happy to announce that Richard Gregory has been appointed as the new Director of Tech North,\u201d said chairman of Tech North Herb Kim, who has been acting as interim director since Braithwaite stepped down.<\/p>\n

Gregory added: \u201cTech North is an organisation with a vital mission and I look forward to using my private-sector experience to build on the team\u2019s great work.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be sharing more about our plans for the future of Tech North at a series of events across the region in mid-July.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tech North came about as part of former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg\u2019s Northern Powerhouse initiative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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