Leading Derry businessman appointed to the governing body of the North West Regional College

A new appointment has been made to the governing body of the North West Regional College.

Economy Minister Simon Hamilton has announced the appointment of Doctor Nigel Hand to governing body.

The appointment of Dr Hand is effective from January 8, 2017.

Dr Hand was appointed from the reserve list of a public appointments competition which took place in 2016.

He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.

Since 1993 he has been employed in local manufacturing industry, initially with Du Pont (UK) and, following a change in company ownership, with Invista, fulfilling a variety of roles including as Project Engineer, Environmental Engineer, Technical Support Engineer and Technical Team Lead.

In 2005 he was promoted to his current role as Operations Manager at the Maydown plant.