Man with a Goal to Attract New Business ; in the Last Three Years, Fergus Trim has Been Instrumental in Bringing Over 2,000 Jobs to the North East, After Moving to the Region From London to Help Fill One of the Region's Biggest Business Parks. Peter Mccusker Met Him.

The Journal › February 21, 2011

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IGOT a telephone call in January 2008 saying a job had come up in Newcastle, explains Fergus Trim, development director at Quorum business park.

"It was the day after Allardyce had been sacked (former Newcastle United manager Sam Allardyce) and I thought 'well, why not, I'm sure I could do a better job than him!" "The call was from a headhunter but such a move just wasn't on the agenda. I had a good job down south and a young family. But the more I thought about it, the more interesting the opportunity seemed.

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Man with a Goal to Attract New Business ; in the Last Three Years, Fergus Trim has Been Instrumental in Bringing Over 2,000 Jobs to the North East, After Moving to the Region From London to Help Fill One of the Region's Biggest Business Parks. Peter Mccusker Met Him.

"The pounds 180m funding was in place to complete the project and it became more and more tempting, but the main challenge was persuading my wife and family."

Trim's wife Susan had a high-powered job in London doing celebrity PR work and dealing with characters as diverse as Richard Branson and Meatloaf.

The family were settled in Surrey with their three children, now aged nine, six and four, and were close to his wife's family.

But Trim was excited by the opportunity. ...

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