International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox MP has appointed banker Simon Penney as new HM Trade Commissioner for Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Middle East. He will oversee trade promotion and investment while raising the profile of the region in the UK and building stronger and deeper trading relationships, said a press release issued on Tuesday.
Simon joins the Department for International Trade (DIT) following a career spent working in the Middle East and Africa, most recently as Head of Wholesale and International Banking at First Gulf Bank. Prior to that, he was Middle East & Africa Chief Executive Officer at RBS.
The new HM Trade Commissioner Simon Penney said, "Having spent a significant part of my career working in the Middle East, I understand the great opportunities the markets present to British business. There is vast appetite for British goods and services in the region and huge numbers of Middle Eastern investors looking to invest in the UK. -PR
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