CyberNorth Powers Sector Growth with New Appointment

North East Cyber Cluster CyberNorth is celebrating a key moment of further staff expansion in their mission to supercharge the North East cyber security community with the appointment of Helen Matthews as Delivery Manager – Skills.

The further expansion forms part of their roadmap for growth and comes as Danielle Phillips officially steps into the role of CEO following a transition period ahead of the recent retirement of Phil Jackman.

Helen takes on the tenure following 18 months at UKC3, the UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration (UKC3) which exists to support the Cyber Clusters in their mission to drive economic growth in the cyber security sector. In her role at UKC3 she played a key role in shaping the operations, and in this newly established role at CyberNorth, Helen will be engaging and working closely with the North East education sector to ensure our cyber workforce of today and tomorrow are skilled and equipped for success.

As a key contributor to the UK’s overall cyber strategy through their partnership with UKC3 and Department for Science, Innovation and Growth, CyberNorth spearheads the growth of a thriving cyber security community in the North East by promoting all things cyber, to ensure the region gets noticed internationally and nationally as a centre for excellence for the cyber security sector.

Danielle Phillips, CEO at CyberNorth said: 

“We are excited to welcome Helen, she joins us at a key moment of growth and evolution here at CyberNorth. Helen is already a great asset to the team and her deep expertise and strategic leadership will play a key role in strengthening our standing further in the cyber security community.”

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