UK appoints new country director to lead UK-Nigeria trade, investment relations

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The United Kingdom has appointed Mark Smithson as the country director for the UK’s Department for Business and Trade in Nigeria.Smithson, according to a statement from the UK embassy is an experienced civil servant having undertaken a wide variety of roles both in the UK and overseas.

In his remarks, Smithson said: “Nigeria is a country of huge importance to the UK and the world. Our historical, cultural, people-to-people and business ties are deep and ever-growing. Before Smithson arrived in Nigeria, he was based in London where he led the DBT’s Capital Investment agenda first covering European and US large corporates and since September 2022 as His Majesties Government’s global account manager for large institutional investors from Southeast Asia with a focus on Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

 

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