Self-employed, independent consultant with over 30 years of experience of international markets
Self-employed, independent consultant with over 30 years of experience of international markets, helping businesses and universities with market access and business development in India, Asia and the Middle East. Also acts as an advisor and representative of a select number of Economic Development Organisations (EDOs)
Current roles:
- Strategic Advisor on international growth for T&A Consulting, a boutique economic development consulting and advisory firm that represents various North American and European EDOs, Universities and Tourism agencies and supports private businesses with market access and business development, in India, Europe and North America.
- Strategic Advisor on business growth to Environmental Street Furniture, a Northern Ireland business that specialises in outdoor furniture and public realm safety products for clients worldwide.
- Representative of Invest Alberta in Europe focussed on Ireland and supporting the UK team in the Agriculture, Technology and Life & Health Sciences sectors.
- Sole Director of Clarke IS Ltd, a management advisory firm that specialises in honest solutions for economic development organisations and their clients and individual businesses.
Employment Past
- Retired (Feb 2021) senior civil servant with over 40 years of experience working for Invest Northern Ireland promoting trade, investment and education.
- Represented Invest Northern Ireland internationally as Head of Territory in three different regions, based on the FCDO platform, integrated with DIT teams.
- India, Middle East and Africa (Mumbai and Dubai, 8 years)
- Asia Pacific (Shanghai, 3 years)
- GB and Europe (London and Belfast, 2 years)
Other roles:
Board of Governors at Rockport School, Northern Ireland, a fully independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 2½-18 and home to the first school-based golf academy in Ireland.
Contact:
Email: bclarke@taglobalgroup.com
Phone: +44 (0) 7772 726449
