Francesca Clough
APAC Chief Operating Officer at Department for Business and Trade
📍 Singapore
Francesca Clough is the Chief Operating Officer for the Asia-Pacific region at the UKs Department for Business and Trade, overseeing trade and investment strategy across 15 markets. Her career in government includes roles in the Foreign Ministry and the Department for Exiting the European Union. She previously taught International Relations and Diplomacy at the College of Europe.
Her operational remit spans from Japan in the north to New Zealand in the south.
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9 Years
Current Role
APAC Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Singapore
Personality Overview
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Priorities
Topics Francesca cares about
Trade Digitalisation
Recently spoke on what the UK is doing with global partners to support the digitalisation of trade.
Operational Efficiencies
Presented an "Outside industry perspective on operational efficiencies" at the SuperReturn CFO/COO Asia Forum, indicating a focus on optimizing business practices.
Career
Work history
5-2023
APAC Chief Operating Officer
Department for Business and Trade
9-2021 - 5-2023
Deputy Principal Private Secretary, BEIS
Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
3-2021 - 9-2021
Senior Private Secretary, Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
3-2019 - 3-2021
Team Leader, EU Exit External Security Negotiations
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
8-2016 - 3-2019
Team Leader, Diplomatic Strategy
Department for Exiting the European Union
In the press
Media appearances
Francesca Clough - UK Government's Department for Business and Trade. Featured in Informaconnect (SuperReturn CFO/COO Asia speaker profile)
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Education
EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies
College of Europe
Politics
The University of Edinburgh
Social presence
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