Orient - The Official Magazine of the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore - Issue 72 June 2019
Announcing our Future of Trade series
It is critically important, in this year more so than ever, that the Chamber provides relevant and timely information on the nature of trade relations for the UK to our members.
As relationships for the UK enter a new beginning in 2019, our new Future of Trade campaign reflects our goal to strengthen our agenda and the support we can provide to you. The theme will look at collaboration within trade, exploring the relationship between the UK and Singapore, and the UK and ASEAN.
We are delighted to be partnering in this significant series with Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets, reflecting their own mission in Helping Britain Prosper.
On 22nd May, we hosted our inaugural Future of Trade event in this series, looking at how the British business community can engage in assisting the development of bilateral trade in the energy and utilities sector.
Look out for future events and activities in our Future of Work series, which will be identified by the logo above, and keep up to date with the topic at www.britcham.org.sg/future-of-trade.
Meet our new Executive Director
The Chamber Board are delighted to announce that David Kelly has been appointed as Executive Director, British Chamber of Commerce. David will join the team on Monday 15th July.
David brings strategic experience to our management team from his current role as Director of Asia Pacific at The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) where he has had much success increasing the footprint, influence and membership of the Institute. David is a Chartered Marketer and has been an engaged member of the British Chamber for several years, participating in Business Committees, driving and attending events and collaborating with the Executive Team. Prior to his role with the IMarEST, he has worked in the food and beverage and financial services sectors.
Please join us in welcoming David. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our outgoing Executive Director, Olivia Widen, for her excellent support of the Chamber and the Executive Team in her role, and wish her well for the future on behalf of the Chamber Board and team.
If you require any support in the interim period before David starts in his new role, please reach out to the Executive Team as usual.