BExA Council

 

The affairs of the Association are managed by the Council, which consists of up to 10 representatives of Members of BExA elected annually at the  Annual General Meeting; the President, Vice President(s), Chairmen, Deputy Chairmen and Treasurer of the Association as ex-officio Council members; and the Chairmen of the Banking & Insurance, Industry and SME & Micro-Exporters sub-Committees.

OUR PRESIDENT

THE RT HON BARONESS SYMONS OF VERNHAM DEAN 

The Rt Hon Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, PC, is a senior Labour member of the House of Lords, a former Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, and held ministerial posts in the UK Government from 1997 until stepping down in 2005. Her time in government was as Minister for the Middle East, Minister for International Trade, Minister for Defence Procurement, and the Prime Minister’s envoy to the Gulf. 

Baroness Symons has a wide range of experience, in the Middle East in particular, and is Chairman of the Arab British Chamber of Commerce, co-Chairman of the Saudi-British Joint Business Council, Chairman of the British Egyptian Society and she sits on the Advisory Boards of the Egyptian-British Business Council, British Expertise and the 'D' Group.

 

CHAIRMAN

CARL HUNTER OBE

CEO - Coltraco Ultrasonics Ltd

Carl has been the Coltraco representative at BExA since 2018, joined the Council in May 2019 as head of Government Relations and was appointed Chairman in May 2022. 

 

 

 

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

MARK NORRIS

Partner - Sullivan & Worcester LLP

Mark has been the Sullivan & Worcester representative at BExA since 2013, was appointed Joint Deputy Chairman in May 2019 and currently also Chairs the Legal & Compliance sub-Committee.

 

 

 

COUNCIL MEMBERS

VICE-PRESIDENTS

Susan Ross (AON Trade Credit)
Deborah Bass (Credit Agricole CIB)
Geoff de Mowbray (Dints International Ltd)
Marcus Dolman (Rolls-Royce plc)

TREASURER

Annick Awouda (Sweet Mars Ltd)

CHAIRMAN, INDUSTRY COMMITTEE

Cristina Bergomi (GE Capital Ltd)

CHAIRMAN, SME & MICRO-EXPORTERS COMMITTEE

Susan Ross (Aon)

JOINT CHAIRMEN, BANKING & INSURANCE COMMITTEE

Mark Donald (Bank ABC)
Guillaume Simonnet (Willis Ltd)

ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS

Alan Rides (Alan Rides Consultancy)
Mathew Enright (Barclays Bank plc)
Yvonne Wedel-Andersen (Bibby Financial Services Ltd)
Thomas Kingston (Devonport Capital Ltd)
Hossein Nouri (Petro Power Construction Ltd)
Ms Sandra Strong MBE (Strong & Herd LLP)
Mr Mark Wakem (XB FinCo Ltd)

 

 

BExA COMMITTEES

In addition to the standing Industry, Banking & Insurance and SME & Micro-Exporters Committees, BExA has established a number of sub-Committees to respond to key issues or sector challenges. Chaired by a BExA Council member and supported by Working Groups drawn from the wider membership, there are currently sub-Committees for:

Customs & Export Licensing - Chaired by Sandra Strong
Legal & Compliance - Chaired by Mark Norris