The British Enterprise Financial institution has appointed Eshi Eshun OBE as its new basic counsel and firm secretary.
Eshun joins the state growth financial institution from UK Export Finance, a authorities division which is the UK’s export credit score company.
Eshun’s appointment comes into impact in November 2023. She succeeds the Financial institution’s former basic counsel and firm secretary, Elizabeth O’Neill who left the Financial institution in July.
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“I’m delighted to have the chance to guide the authorized and firm secretary capabilities on the British Enterprise Financial institution and accomplice with the chief govt and govt group,” mentioned Eshun.
“I look ahead to becoming a member of the authorized group, working with the enterprise to optimise help for smaller companies and ship the Financial institution’s targets of driving sustainable progress, backing innovation and unlocking potential, while working to construct the fashionable, inexperienced financial system.”
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Eshun is without doubt one of the most senior attorneys within the public sector, previous to which she labored at regulation agency Simmons and Simmons.
Along with her authorized {qualifications}, she holds a masters stage diploma in geological sciences from Exeter Faculty, College of Oxford.
“I’m very happy to welcome Esi as our new basic counsel and firm secretary,” mentioned Louis Taylor, chief govt of the British Enterprise Financial institution.
“As one of the vital senior and revered attorneys in authorities, and with a extremely sturdy enterprise sense, Esi brings a wealth of related expertise to the British Enterprise Financial institution, and I look ahead to working together with her as a key member of our senior management group and govt committee.”
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