Primary contacts
Hon. David Ridgway
Agent General for South Australia - UK and Europe
David Ridgway is South Australia’s Agent General in London. A former Trade and Investment Minister in the South Australian Parliament, David is passionate about the economic growth of the State.
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James Mraz
Regional Director - UK and Europe
James leads the team responsible for attracting investment into South Australia and facilitating business exports into the UK and Europe. His focus sectors include space, energy and hi-tech. As an experienced finance professional, he has worked with a broad range of stakeholders across public and private enterprise. James is accomplished in mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring, strategic management, public relations and international diplomacy.
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John Rees
Trade and Investment Director - UK and Europe
John has facilitated defence investment and trade into South Australia for the past decade with the Office of the Agent General. Fluent in French, he is experienced in market research, brand management and FMCG sales. John has previously worked at the Welsh Development Agency, responsible for attracting inward investment into Wales from the Benelux countries, Scandinavia and latterly France, where he ran the Paris office of the Welsh Government for 12 years.
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Henry Lawton
Investment Director - UK and Europe
Henry facilitates investment from the UK and Europe into South Australia concentrating on key priority sectors including agribusiness, health and medical industries and energy and mining. He was previously Vice President of a specialist global research service provider where he serviced the majority of the leading Australian and international private equity and infrastructure investors. Prior to this he worked for a Federal Senator for South Australia and then a prominent national industry association.
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Overview
Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) have enjoyed a long-standing trade and investment partnership. With Brexit now a reality and the UK no longer part of the European Union, South Australia has an opportunity to strengthen cooperation through the ongoing negotiations for a new Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement.
