May 29, 2025
We are pleased to share that His Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Fergus Auld OBE, has been appointed as the Honorary President of the British Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan, as announced by Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
As Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated on 20th March:
“To strengthen the ties between our posts and British business overseas, I am delighted to accept on behalf of my Heads of Mission the BCC’s offer for all Ambassadors and High Commissioners to be Honorary President of their host’s Chambers of Commerce.”
To mark this occasion, Ambassador Fergus Auld recently hosted a dinner with the newly elected BCCA Board of Directors:
Kieran Reddington – Chairperson, Operations Manager, Wood
Zibar Huseynova – Executive Director of BCCA
Fidan Farzaliyeva– Advisor to the President, AZAL - Azerbaijan Airlines
Leyla Ibrahimova, FCCA– Director, Audit & Assurance Department, Deloitte
Elnara Mammadova – Chief Procurement Officer, bp
John Patterson – Founder, Status Broker Insurance
Kirill Sorokin – Consulting Director, EY Azerbaijan
Yunis Salayev – Managing Partner in Azerbaijan, BDO in Azerbaijan
Bakhtiyar Aslanbayli – Honorary Board Member, Vice President of bp
Alex Tyrrell – Honorary Board Member, DBT Country Director at British Embassy Baku We look forward to deepening UK-Azerbaijan business collaboration under this exciting development.