I am delighted that the new British Consul General Reshaad Durgahee has agreed to speak. He will talk about the work of the Consulate and wider insights into the UK-New Zealand trading relationship focusing on business and investment.

Reshaad is a Geographer by background and gained his doctorate at the University of Nottingham. He started his career at Deloitte before moving to IBM Global Business Services, spending six years in their consultancy division based in Brussels.

Reshaad’s first position in the UK Government was in Cabinet Office working on regional growth. Reshaad has held several posts in the Department for Business and Trade. He has had postings in Johannesburg, Toronto and most recently Dubai as the Director of Trade and Investment.

Reshaad is the author of ‘The Indentured Archipelago’ published by Cambridge University Press in 2021.

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