Anna Etchells has been appointed sales and marketing manager at Greens Health and Fitness in Gosforth.

She originally joined the Gosforth club as a sales advisor in 2003, after working in America for two years, where she set up a goalkeeping course for young football enthusiasts.

Prior to her American adventure she was a senior sales manager with Peak Fitness in the north east and has also worked at other fitness clubs in the region as well as in London.

Gosforth Greens general manager Jill Wright said: “Anna’s skills and personality have really impressed me since I came to the club last year so she was an obvious choice when the role became vacant.

The post of sales and marketing is one of the most important roles at Greens as it’s the job of Anna and her team to attract and retain the members who are the lifeblood of the club.”

Etchells primary role will be to promote membership for the club, including the new Off Peak Plus membership tariff, which offers discounted access to the facilities during the day and in the late evenings.

Lisa Rolls, the former sales and marketing manager, is now in charge of the fitness suite at De Vere Slaley Hall Hotel.