Newcastle Regional Board

Empowering high growth women led businesses in Newcastle

The Newcastle-based Regional Board is being chaired by Debra Leeves, current CEO of Hull-based virtual reality software supplier, Vertual.

“After more than 30 years leading and investing in high growth companies a quote comes to mind ‘Successful businesses are not built on passion alone’ My mission as Regional Board Chair is to support and increase the number of women-led high growth businesses, and to work with VCs and angel investors to ensure that the flow of capital comes their way.”

Supporting Debra as vice-chair is Nina Walton, Co-Founder of Transforming Brands, is a marketing strategist and storyteller with over 25 years’ experience. Based in Newcastle, she works with scaling businesses and corporate clients to deliver marketing strategy, PR and brand transformation packages that raise profile, drive growth and uncover brand magic.