Lord John Hannett of Everton OBE has been appointed as the new United Kingdom’s Trade Envoy for Sri Lanka.

Lord Hannett will support the UK’s trade and investment promotion objectives by engaging with senior Sri Lankan and UK stakeholders to promote market access and create opportunities for UK businesses to deliver mutual economic growth for both countries.

Speaking about this appointment, High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Andrew Patrick, said:

“I am delighted with the appointment of Lord Hannett as the UK’s Trade Envoy for Sri Lanka. With his support, I look forward to further strengthening the bilateral trading relationship across our priority sectors of education, financial and professional services, renewable energy, and IT-enabled services. This will help drive economic growth and prosperity for both the UK and Sri Lanka. I look forward to welcoming him to Sri Lanka in the near future.”