Executive Committee

The Executive Committee defines the strategy of the Chamber and is the driving force behind our success. The committee consists of business leaders from a wide range of industries, all of whom are specialists in UK-China trade.

Senior representatives from our partner organisations, the China-Britain Business Council, the Department for International Trade, the Confederation of British Industry and the British Council, sit on the committee as ex-officio members.

Nicholas Holt

Chair | Head of Research, Asia Pacific, Knight Frank

Nicholas Holt

Chair | Head of Research, Asia Pacific, Knight Frank Nicholas has worked in the property industry in France, Vietnam, Singapore and China, and has headed Knight Frank’s Asia Pacific research for the last five years. A regular commentator on the property industry in international media, Nicholas looks forward to working with the committee to ensure the Chamber acts as a clear and powerful voice for British business in China.

Jim James

Vice Chair | Managing Director, EastWest PR

Jim James

Vice Chair | Managing Director, EastWest PR Jim has lived in China for ten years and was the founder of the British Business Awards in 2008 and the British Motorsport Festival in 2015. Jim’s business interests include EastWest PR, Eggplant Digital and Wake Drinks, but he is best known for bringing the handmade British sports car brand Morgan to China. Jim has served on the Beijing and Singapore British Chamber Committees for almost ten years in total.

St. John Moore

Vice Chair | Partner & Head of Beijing, Brunswick

St. John Moore

Vice Chair | Partner & Head of Beijing, Brunswick St. John has over 15 years’ experience in Beijing working with foreign companies operating across China, and Chinese companies going global. He regularly advises on government engagement, public policy issues, market access challenges and cross-border M&A and looks forward to bringing these experiences to the Exco.

William Spiers

Treasurer | Chairman, Spearhead Associates

William Spiers

Treasurer | Chairman, Spearhead Associates William has worked for almost two decades to bring international businesses to China and has a strong practical focus on daily business issues faced by members. A long-time champion of SMEs and member of the Chamber Exco since 2006, William looks forward to seeing the Chamber speak and act with a distinct voice and clear focus on members.

Xiaoping Yang

At-Large | President, BP China

Xiaoping Yang

At-Large | President, BP China As the world is going through such a dynamic change while China is reaching to an unprecedented New Era, I feel an urgent need for BP to contribute even more significantly and sense a stronger calling for me, personally, to share my uniquely rich experiences to serve for our common cause and shared interests in doing business in China. This is a moment in history for us to unite as one and create a more open, inviting and supportive environment for UK companies through our goal orientated yet strategically thoughtful conversations with both UK and Chinese government bodies and key stakeholders.

Daisy Shen

At-Large | Partner & COO, Global China Practice, KPMG

Daisy Shen

At-Large | Partner & COO, Global China Practice, KPMG During her 17 years at KPMG, Daisy has accumulated considerable experience in mergers and acquisitions. She gained invaluable experience in Britain while on secondment to KPMG Global Chairmen’s Office based in London. Daisy comes to the position with the powerful network, resources and leadership support that KPMG can provide.

Mark Harrison

At-Large | Director, Atkins

Mark Harrison

At-Large | Director, Atkins Mark has more than 30 years of experience in China and leads a team of more than 200 staff across China providing consultancy services relating to Chinese urbanisation. Atkins partner with major Chinese companies domestically and in countries included in the Belt and Road Initiative. Mark has also worked to provide policy recommendations on BRI under the State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs.

Simon Herbert

At-Large | Headmaster, Dulwich College Beijing

Simon Herbert

At-Large | Headmaster, Dulwich College Beijing Simon is a believer in the power of the Chamber to build links between the UK and China in the educational, business and charity sectors. With a background in both advertising and education, Simon looks forward to further expanding the Chamber’s work in these areas in Beijing and beyond.

Julian Fisher

At-Large | Julian Fisher, Senior Partner, Venture Education

Julian Fisher

At-Large | Julian Fisher, Senior Partner, Venture Education As co-chair of the Education Forum I have developed community, information and advocacy by instigating social and learning events, a weekly newsletter for members and writing the BEMA report for the DIT. I will support the Executive Committee in three key areas: firstly, on-going support for the thousands of British SMEs who hope to flourish in China; secondly, supporting the Britcham young professional’s network; finally, as Brexit nears, with the drive, expertise and resources to lead research and report writing giving the chamber a strong voice in ongoing trade talks and continued business growth between the UK and China.

Julian MacCormac

At-Large | Director for Business Development, Civil-Nuclear, Rolls Royce

Julian MacCormac

At-Large | Country Manager, Greater China, Rolls-Royce Julian studied Chinese and Management in the UK, and East Asian Studies at Harvard and first came to China in 1994. Julian joined the UK Civil Service in 2007 and returned to Beijing in 2012. Julian was Commercial Counsellor for Energy at the British Embassy, focussing on infrastructure, offshore wind and civil-nuclear.

Steven Lynch

Managing Director

Steven Lynch

Managing Director Steven is Managing Director for the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he grew up in Cambridge and moved to Beijing in 2012 working in events while studying Chinese. Steven has worked for the British Chamber for over 4 years as Assistant Director in charge of Events and Business Development. Steven has an MSc in Business strategy from Warwick Business School and a BA (hons) from Leeds Metropolitan University.

Jeff Astle

Ex-Officio | Managing Director, CBBC

Jeff Astle

Ex-officio | Managing Director, CBBC Jeff is based in Beijing, but his role as CBBC Executive Director covers the whole of China. He has a wealth of business, management consultancy, research and corporate training experience, and his 20-year career includes trade and product marketing, business analysis, market analysis, international business development, and financial management. Jeff has 15 years’ experience working in the Asia-Pacific region, with the last six years in China, in the education, media, entertainment, and sports & leisure sectors. Before Shanghai he worked in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Shenzhen.

Guy Dru Drury

Ex-Officio | Chief Representative China, CBI

Guy Dru Drury

Ex-Officio | Chief Representative China, CBI Guy is the Chief Representative for the CBI in China. He established the CBI’s Beijing Office in January 2006. From 2001-2005 he worked as global business development director for two professional services firms in Shanghai and London. Guy’s career has seen him work in a variety of sectors and industries ranging from inward investment to consultancy both in the UK and China. He lived in Chengdu, South West China, from 1998-2000 where he was a partner in a private consultancy and following a year in London he relocated to China in 2005. Guy qualified from Leeds University with a BA in Modern Chinese Studies in 1991 and has a postgraduate diploma in Advanced Chinese from Teachers University (Taipei).

Kiran Patel

Ex-Officio | Director of Strategic Communications & Corporate Relations, British Council, China

Kiran Patel

Ex-Officio | Director of Strategic Communications & Corporate Relations, British Council, China Kiran Patel is the Director of Strategic Communications and Corporate Relations at the British Council and has been living in China since 2004. Prior to the British Council, Kiran’s career has taken in a wide range of professional experience. He has taken various positions of responsibility and has been proactive in the British Chamber of Commerce in China over a prolonged period, being elected onto the British Chamber Executive Committee for two terms, while also previously co-chairing the Marcomm and CSR Forums. He is currently an Ex-Officio representative to the British Chamber Executive Committee on behalf of the British Council.

Nicholas Holt

Chair | Head of Research, Asia Pacific, Knight Frank

Jim James

Vice Chair | Managing Director, EastWest PR

St. John Moore

Vice Chair | Partner & Head of Beijing, Brunswick

William Spiers

Treasurer | Chairman, Spearhead Associates

Xiaoping Yang

At-Large | President, BP China

Daisy Shen

At-Large | Partner & COO, Global China Practice, KPMG

Mark Harrison

At-Large | Director, Atkins

Simon Herbert

At-Large | Headmaster, Dulwich College Beijing

Julian Fisher

At-Large | Julian Fisher, Senior Partner, Venture Education

Julian MacCormac

At-Large | Director for Business Development, Civil-Nuclear, Rolls Royce

Steven Lynch

Managing Director

Jeff Astle

Ex-Officio | Managing Director, CBBC

Guy Dru Drury

Ex-Officio | Chief Representative China, CBI

Kiran Patel

Ex-Officio | Director of Strategic Communications & Corporate Relations, British Council, China

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