Secretariat

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, COMESA BUSINESS COUNCIL

MR. TEDDY YAGAMBARAM SOOBRAMANIEN

With over 25 years of international experience in trade negotiations, policy implementation, business development, and organisational management, Mr. Teddy Yagambaram Soobramanien, brings a unique set of skills, perspectives, and leadership qualities to steer CBC into the future.

Mr. Soobramanien has held several leading positions at the World Trade Organisation (WTO); the United Nations (UN); International Trade Centre (ITC); the Commonwealth; the UK Government; the African, Caribbean and Pacific States – European Union (ACP-EU) TradeCom Facility; the private sector; 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 Spokes Programme.