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UKTI bring in private sector experience

UKTI has appointed seven new private sector board members as it aims to double exports to £1 trillion a year by 2020.

Crispin Simon, Sandra Rogers and Jon Harding OBE join in the roles of managing director of trade development, managing director of marketing and communications, and chief operating officer respectively. The fourth new member of the team, Gavin Little, will join as managing director of investment development in November.

UKTI’s chief executive Nick Baird said: “Supporting more UK businesses to export is a key plank in the Government’s plan for growth. UKTI has reorganised itself to ensure we are providing practical support to exporters and inward investors over the next five years. I am delighted that we have been able to attract to UKTI senior executives to bolster the top team and provide leadership across the organisation. Our non-executive board members will also play an active part in guiding and advising UKTI on taking forward this important work.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .