Paul Brooks
Board Member
Head of UK Nations & Regions Team
Wales & UK Manufacturing Trade Lead
The Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT)
Tel: 07523 915 322
Paul joined the IOE&IT in May 2022 to build its profile and brand in Wales. In early 2023 he has successfully launched IOE&IT Cymru and is working with key stakeholders to provide support to Welsh SMEs looking to trade internationally.
He sits on Welsh Government’s Trade Policy Advisor Group (TPAG) and is a member of the Wales Business Council.
From June 2023 Paul’s brief has widened to include the other devolved nations of the UK and regions wit England. Paul is now recruiting a team of national and regional leads to build the profile and brand of the IOE&IT.
Prior to the IOE&IT, Paul spent over 30 years in the Corporate & Commercial Banking world supporting businesses to trade internationally with a particular focus on the manufacturing sector. In his last banking role, he led Santander’s UK Manufacturing Sector team.
