by David Prior
Sunderland-based Innovation SuperNetwork has announced a management restructure.
Current CEO Simon Green is appointed as Chair and Executive Director at the innovation support agency, with Estelle Blanks taking up the role of CEO from April.
The Innovation SuperNetwork brings together over 50 partners and 5,000+ businesses to increase innovation, collaboration and business growth in the North East.
Green said: “When I set about building the Innovation SuperNetwork in 2015, my ambition was always to create something that had impact and helped to bridge the gap experienced by so many innovative regional companies looking for specialist business and financial support.
“Estelle has been there with me through this entire journey, her understanding of the regional and national innovation and investment ecosystems is second-to-none and now feels like the right time for me to hand over to her.