The RGBB 2011-2012 Board
The RGBB Secretary, Jane Brierley can be contacted on Tel: 00966 1 488 00 77 ext. 2263 on Saturdays or secretary@rgbb.org
Gary Richardson Acting Chairman & Sports richardsonksa@hotmail.co.uk
Chris Konstan
Marcel Luckman
Treasurer chriskonstan@aol.com
Special Briefings marcel.luckman@riyadbank.com
Peter Hall
Jane Blackledge
Christopher Innes-Hopkins
Communications peter.a.hall@me.com
Events janeblackledge@yahoo.co.uk
Embassy Representative chris.innes-hopkins@fco.gov.uk
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s you will all be aware Nicola has recently made the tough decision to stand down as the RGBB Chair. In accordance with the constitution of the RGBB I will therefore assume the role of acting Chairman until the AGM in March of next year. On behalf of all of the Board and the members of the RGBB I would like to thank Nicola for all of the hard work and effort that she put into the role of Chair, she has certainly left me with some large shoes to step into. During my short time as Acting Chair it is my to focus on the primary objectives of the RGBB - the promotion of UK PLC and thereby benefit British business in both a business and social context. One of the main means of achieving this will be to continue to strengthen the relationship between the RGBB and UKTI team at the Embassy.
Sfakianakis follows closely after the recent talks given by our Ambassador Sir Tom Phillips and Board Member Peter Hall and brings the number of Special briefings this year to five. There will be at least one more planned before the AGM in March. The Special Interest Groups continue to be a valuable asset for RGBB members with regard to reaching potential new clients from within our membership base. These groups are led by specialists in their relevant fields and I would strongly urge you to participate where possible to ensure that we continue to communicate as effectively within the RGBB membership as we do with external parties. I hope that the coming year continues to be sucessful for British business and on behalf of the Board I would like to extend my best wishes to all of our members for the coming festive period. Gary Richardson Acting RGBB Chair
With a record number of trade Missions and delegations to the Kingdom the opportunity for the RGBB and its members to forge fruitful business relationships is more realistic than ever before. By ensuring that the RGBB work closely with the UKTI team we will ensure that our members are advised of trade missions relevant to their line of business and invited to support such missions. The RGBB will continue to host Special Briefings during the current Boards term of office, with the next event taking place in November. This presentation by Dr.John RGBB RGBB NewsNews 2 2
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Moaz Al Sibaai
Special Interest Groups sibaai@yahoo.com
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