VisitBritain and VisitEngland have today announced the appointment of a new head of business visits and events, Chris Foy.
Foy joined VisitBritain in 2003 and has held a variety of senior roles within the organisation including most recently as head of nations and regions.
Prior to this he spent time on secondment to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office reporting to the central GREAT Britain campaign team at 10 Downing Street – a role that has given him profile, strong contacts at high level in parts of FCO, UKTI and DCMS, and knowledge of key government partners at director and ministerial level.
In his new role Chris will lead the business visits and events strategy to contribute to the overall growth of business tourism in Britain.
VisitBritain/VisitEngland director of marketing Joss Croft said: “I’m delighted to appoint Chris as the new Head of Business Visits & Events.
He brings a wealth of experience and industry contacts to the role as well as a proven track-record of project management, negotiation and diplomacy that will be a real asset as we work towards growing and spreading the economic benefits of business tourism across all of Britain’s nations and regions.”