David joined UKTI as Regional Director North East in 2006. He has worked in the private sector for 30 years, including 25 years in Philips Electronics. During his career he has worked at Philips Electronics and LG Electronics in a variety of roles and markets overseas. He has extensive experience of working with Asia Pacific Markets, as Managing Director of LG-Philips JV UK and General Manager Philips Components UK
Looking back over the past year my region, the North East, has a lot to be proud of. The total value of our exports is now back at pre-recession levels, with latest figures showing the annual total at £12.7 billion. That’s …
Export Week has been fantastic in the North East once again. We’ve had hundreds of companies taking part in events, lots of input from experts and many business deals progressed this week. Thank you to all the business community and …
I was delighted to see UK exports to South Korea growing, following the Free Trade Agreement between Europe and South Korea which was signed off last year. It reminded me that a lot of business is based on interpersonal relationships …
I was delighted to chair the Benelux event at Durham Tees Valley Airport last week – it was a follow on to the International Festival of Business, where the North East had acted as host region for Benelux. Michiel Veldhuizen …
Lord Livingston led an excellent visit to the North East region last week - including a visit to BEL Valves on Tyneside, followed by a keynote speech at the North East Chamber's President Club, which had over 200 in attendance. …
Recent visits to companies have confirmed to me that the North East has a lot to be proud about. Earlier this month, I welcomed UKTI’s new Chief Executive Dominic Jermey on his first visit to the region since his appointment …
UKTI are major participants at the International Festival for Business (IFB) because of that one simple word – International. This is the biggest festival celebrating international business since the Festival of Britain in 1951 and the lure of rubbing shoulders …
Geoff Turnbull makes things. The company he runs, GT Group, is a fantastically successful business in Peterlee and I was delighted to be able to launch Export Week (left) in the North East from his premises - with Geoff leading …
Encouraging new investment and exports is crucial to the success of the Government’s Plan for Growth, which has set ambitious targets to more than double the value of exports to £1trillion by 2020. Our aim is to get more than …
I was delighted to read the recent BCC/DHL Express report stating that UK Exporting Confidence was at an all-time high. It backs up some of the trends we have seen recently in the North East region; for example the growth …
