Secretariat

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, COMESA BUSINESS COUNCIL

DR. TEDDY YAGAMBARAM SOOBRAMANIEN

With over 25 years of international experience in trade negotiations, policy implementation, business development, and organisational management, Dr. Teddy Soobramanien brings a unique set of skills, perspectives, and leadership qualities to enhance the participation of developing countries in the global trading system. He is currently the CEO of the COMESA Business Council (CBC).

Teddy has held several leading positions at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the United Nations (UN), the International Trade Centre (ITC), the Commonwealth, the UK Government, the African, Caribbean and Pacific States-European Union (ACP-EU), TradeCom Facility, and the Mauritius Mission to the UN in Geneva. He has steered to success many of the programs he has been responsible for, including the Aid for Trade Hub and the Spokes Programme. He has also implemented several private sector development projects aiming to boost regional and global trade.

He is widely published and a regular speaker on international trade issues.