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n BARCLAYS has appointed Mark Suthern as the new head of local business for the eastern region.

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Mr Suthern has been with Barclays 22 years, having worked in a variety of roles including local business manager, corporate director, Premier banking and regional director for Barclays Financial Planning and Mortgages

He will be responsible for 10 local business teams in the region that support entrepreneurs thinking of starting a business through to businesses which have a turnover of up to £5million.

Commenting on his new appointment Mr Suthern said: “This is an exciting new role for me where I can use the skills and knowledge I have attained in past roles to drive forward Barclays support for small business in the region”.

Mark continued: “Entrepreneurs and existing owners of small businesses value the support and advice that our managers offer from the first initial discussions regarding what they need to think about before starting a business, to how Barclays can support their businesses to grow. My role will be to make sure we back this up with robust customer service”.

n NATIONAL Express’s customer relations team is celebrating after scooping an accolade.

The team, which undertakes all customer relations activity for the company’s train businesses, National Express East Anglia (NXEA) and c2c, has received an Investors in People award. The presentation was made to the team by NXEA managing director Andrew Chivers.

Investors in People has grown to be the UK’s leading people management business improvement standard helping to deliver improved performance to thousands of organisations.

Andrew Goodrum, customer service director for NXEA said: “l am delighted that the customer relations team has met the necessary standards in qualifying for this Investors in People award.

“This reflects all their hard work and efforts in providing excellent standards of service to our customers across our NXEA and c2c train businesses. Investors in People is a recognised and respected mark and I am grateful to the entire team for their positive approach in helping to achieve the standard.”

n INFECTION control products firm Tristel plc has appointed Elizabeth Dixon as finance director. Ms Dixon replaces Paul Barnes, who has been part-time group finance director since before the company’s flotation in June 2005. Mr Barnes continues on the board of the firm, based at Snailwell, near Newmarket, as non-executive chairman of the audit committee.

Ms Dixon, aged 40, is an experienced financial and management accountant having held senior finance roles for the past 10 years. She has acted as Tristel’s group chief accountant since July 2007 and was appointed as finance director of the main trading subsidiary Tristel Solutions Limited in August 2009.

n A YOUNG Bury St Edmunds businessman who started his company at just 16 has been chosen to represent the East of England as part of the national Enterprise UK ambassador network.

Twenty-year-old entrepreneur Emrys Green has been appointed as an ambassador after being shortlisted in the 2010 Enterprising Young Brits awards in the Teen category. He was among 25 other young people from across the UK, recognised for their entrepreneurship and business skills. He received the accolade for setting up and managing his successful company, CEG Productions.

He started the company at just 16 after completing his GCSEs and when he realised there was a lack of a quality supplier in the local area offering lighting, staging, sound and props supplies and expertise. With a passion for the theatre and performing arts, he decided to fill a gap in the market and took the decision to become his own boss.

His company offers affordable lighting, sound and staging products and the technical skills for setting up and operating specialist equipment in local theatres and performance venues. It also gives support and training to young people wishing to develop technical theatre skills.

In his four years as his own boss, he and his team have developed a strong customer base in the region and have already extended into London. But he has ambitions to expand the business even further afield and eventually into Europe.

As a newly appointed Enterprise UK ambassador, he will share his business knowledge, passion and expertise with other young budding entrepreneurs across the country by visiting schools, leading workshops and mentoring.

“I’m delighted to be appointed as an Enterprise UK ambassador, as this gives the company great recognition and will allow me to speak to other young people thinking of starting their own venture,” he said.

“Being shortlisted in the 2010 Enterprising Young Brits gave me a great chance to reflect on what I’ve achieved so far.”

n LINDEN Homes Eastern has appointed Adrian Bohr as land and regeneration director. The firm is seeking to increase its output in line with parent company Galliford Try’s strategic expansion of its housebuliding division, Galliford Try Homes.

Mr Bohr has more than 10 years’ experience in the industry and will be working in the land market across Essex, East Hertfordshire and London.

“I am really pleased to be joining Linden Homes,” he said.

“The company is ideally placed to deliver on the strategic expansion of its housebuilding operations as not only do we have good technical and design teams, but with Galliford Try’s extensive experience in both regeneration and construction, we are able to unlock sites that other companies cannot touch.”

The appointment comes after Galliford Try Homes reported a positive start to 2010 in housebuilding, saying that it is confident that it will increase the number of new homes it builds this year.

Mick Laws, managing director of Linden Homes Eastern, said: “Linden Homes Eastern is delighted to announce Adrian’s appointment, which reflects our continuing commitment to delivering quality homes by employing only the best people.

“The move shows the strength of our business as we pursue our ambitious plans for the region by actively seeking more land as part of the strategic expansion of Galliford Try’s housebuilding division, Galliford Try Homes.

“The announcement also follows on from the highly successful launch of new phases at our current developments, be in Harlow and Northfields in Colchester, are designed to meet the needs of demanding local homebuyers. Both are ideally placed for commuters travelling into London and across the South East and offer all the benefits of buying a new-build property, including a ten-year NHBC guarantee.”

n HOLLY Adams has joined Ipswich-based Time Appointments as a trainee recruitment consultant.

Ms Adams attended Copleston High School then joined Suffolk County Council as an apprentice and gained NVQ qualifications in Business Administration.

While at Suffolk County Council she worked in a variety of roles and departments, including organisation of school transport and with young offenders.

When she was interviewed by Time Appointments as a candidate for employment elsewhere, she expressed an interest in working in recruitment and was offered a role within just hours.

Craig Dade, managing director of Time Appointments, said: “Holly was an outstanding candidate for our own business. She’s very much a people person, a good communicator and enjoys meeting new people. Those are skills that can’t be taught, but are essential in the world of recruitment.

“Her enthusiasm for recruitment and her ambition just shone through and we are delighted to have her join our growing team. We’ve been in business for coming up four years and we now have a six-strong team and our reputation and scope is growing.”

Away from work, Ms Adams recently appeared in the Company of Four’s production of Annie at the Riverside Theatre in Woodbridge.