About BExA

Membership
Benefits of Membership
BExA's Council
Industry Committee
Banking Committee
SME/Trading House Group

Membership

Membership is open to all companies and other organisations resident in the United Kingdom who export goods or services, or who provide assistance to such companies in the promotion and futherance of export activities.

Benefits of Membership

We lobby for exporters at Westminster and Brussels.
We meet the decision makers.
We provide an information exchange and network opportunities for members.
We provide an informed forum for British exporters.
We issue regular newsletters and information circulars.
Our activities are also geared to the requirements of British export houses - i.e. non-manufacturing exporters.
Uniquely we bring together the export interests of manufacturers, export houses, bankers, export credit insurers and related service providers.
We run an annual Young Exporter of the Year Award.
We negotiate conference discounts on behalf of members.

Click here for our list of members and the Annual BExA Review 2007-2008

A membership application form can be found here. Applications are reviewed by BExA's Council.

BExA’s Council

The affairs of the Association are managed by the Council. It consists of up to 10 elected representatives of member companies as well as elected Officers and the Chair of each of the Association’s Committees. It meets every other month. Council minutes are circulated to all members.

President	The Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Needham
Vice Presidents	Mr Richard Heyhoe (ANZ Investment Bank) Mr Keith Johnson (Keith Johnson Consulting Ltd) Mr Terry M. Partridge (R.A. Watts Ltd.) Mr John Tyler (ALSTOM Ltd) Mr Richard Hill (BAE Systems plc)
Chairman	Mrs Susan Ross (AON Trade Credit)
Deputy Chairman	Mr Gerard Grady (Motorola)
Treasurer	Mr Malcolm Booth
Ex Officio Members	Chair, Industry Committee - Mr Jon Coleman (BAE Systems) Chair, Banking Committee - Ms Deborah Bass (Calyon Corporate & Investment Bank) Chair, SME/Trading House Group - Mr Terry Partridge (R.A.Watts Ltd)
Elected Council Members	Mr James Bidwell (Barclays Bank) Mr David Benton (Rolls-Royce Capital Ltd) Mr Colin Heritage (Stemcor) Mr Peter Johnson (Telent Ltd) Mr David Millett (The Royal Bank of Scotland) Mr Alan Rides (Alperton International Ltd.) Mr Guillaume Simonnet (Thales UK) Mr Nigel Ford (Siemens Turbomachinery Ltd)
Director	Mr Hugh Bailey

Industry Committee

All manufacturers are eligible for membership of this Committee, which meets periodically to discuss export issues from an industry viewpoint.

Chairman

Mr Jon Coleman (BAE Systems)

Banking Committee

The Committee represents the interests of BExA’s bank members who are actively involved in export and trade finance.

Chairman

Ms Deborah Bass (Calyon Corporate & Investment Bank)

SME/Trading House Group

This is an informal grouping which acts as a forum for BExA’s traditional trading/export house membership.

Chairman

Mr Terry Partridge (R.A. Watts Ltd.)

Export credit insurers are also important members of the association.