Simon Penney

To my complete surprise, I am delighted to have been appointed a COMPANION of the ORDER OF SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE in the King's New Year's Honours list in recognition of my "services to International Trade and Investment".

If you haven’t witnessed the SailGP, I couldn’t recommend more highly what an amazing day out. Plus, for the inaugural Abu Dhabi event, there is the bonus of Take That playing afterwards. What’s not to like!

@TheVineetBhatia @GREATBritain Amazing. Congratulations Vineet. Very much deserved.

It’s an absolute honour to receive an MBE from King Charles at Buckingham Palace 1993-Arrived in the UK with £7 2023-Received MBE I owe this honour to the 2 nations I call home-India,for the foundation it provided, & UK, for offering the opportunity to ‘See Things Differently’.

Delighted that my successor Oliver Christian has joined @biztradegovuk as His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for the Middle East and Pakistan. Follow him on @tradegovukmeap for the latest updates on trade and investment between the UK and the Middle East and Pakistan region.

I have joined Gemcorp, a UK based emerging markets asset manager, to set up their Middle East offices. Capital raising and partnering regional investors to fund critical sectors across Africa and wider emerging markets. globenewswire.com/news-release/2…

It has been an honour to serve as His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner and is a role that I will look back on with immense pride as I move back into the private sector after 5 years linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Great to welcome 🇬🇧 Minister of State for Investment, Lord Johnson, to 🇰🇼. He enjoyed highly productive meetings with a range of key officials, focused on ensuring that strong bilateral trade and investment continue to grow. #KuwaitInvestmentOffice #FreeTrade #TradeinKuwait

The UK-Bahrain Strategic Investment Partnership is a significant milestone in our bilateral relationship. It will boost economic growth, strengthen our tech collaboration and drive investment between our two nations. 🇬🇧🇧🇭

A blessed Eid al-Adha to Muslims celebrating around the world. 🌙

The UK's DCTS has entered into force, making it easier for 65 countries to export their products to the UK. 94% of goods exported from #Pakistan can now access the UK duty free, benefiting Pakistani exporters and driving economic growth. 🇬🇧🇵🇰 @ukinpakistan @tradegovukmeap

Always a pleasure to see @GREATBritain campaign ambassador and luxury perfumer @RojaDove in Dubai. Roja’s passion for the UK’s fragrance industry is incomparable, and he has a deep and profound love for the Middle East. @ukinuae

Delighted to be part of the panelists delivering a session on Innovation in Sustainable Credit Insurance: A COP28 and UAE Dialogue on Positive Change at the Aman Union Annual Event in Dubai today. @UKEF @ukinuae @tradegovukMEAP

🇬🇧🇦🇪 An impactful meeting today between 🇬🇧 Secretary of State for Business & Trade @KemiBadenoch, HMA @edwardhobartuk, and HMCG @Simonpenneyhmtc with @ThaniAlZeyoudi, 🇦🇪 Minister of State for Foreign Trade. Deepening the UK’s bilateral trade and investment relationship with UAE.

A highly productive week with Secretary of State @KemiBadenoch in Qatar🇶🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇦 & UAE🇦🇪 to advance the UK GCC FTA. Bilateral trade stands at £61bn, a historical high with scope to do much more @UKinSaudiArabia @ukinqatar @ukinuae @biztradegovuk

Productive time in Saudi Arabia: 📈 discussing a Gulf trade deal with Dr Majid Al Qasabi & @Khalid_AlFalih 🤝 witnessing latest deal for @BenoyGlobal and @AlOthaiminv 💎 signing critical minerals partnership with @BAlkhorayef 💼 hosting Saudi business reception 🇸🇦🇬🇧

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Today @KemiBadenoch & @BAlkhorayef signed the UK-Saudi Critical Minerals Letter of Intent reaffirming our joint commitment to building links across innovation, mining and manufacturing sectors. We look forward to optimising the opportunities in this space for both countries.

Thoroughly enjoyable two days in Qatar meeting @alamayassahamad, @QCBQATAR and @MOCIQatar, among many others, and speaking at @QatarEconForum. Lots of support for a UK-Gulf Cooperation Council deal that could add £££ to a trading relationship already worth over £60bn 🇬🇧🇶🇦

@SimonPenneyHMTC's visit to Iraq underscores the successful collaboration between 🇬🇧UK and 🇮🇶Iraqi businesses and organisations 🤝. From showcasing 🚗automotive excellence to 🏙️architectural feats, these partnerships are fostering mutual prosperity. @UKinIraq @mbrysonr

Thank you to @TheEICEnergy for inviting me to deliver the opening remarks at EIC Connect UAE alongside Mashal Al Kindi, CEO Ta’ziz and Co-chair of the @uaeukbc Energy Working Group about the UK's #CleanEnergy expertise here in 🇦🇪 and across the region. @tradegovukmeap @ukinuae