The daily operations of the Chamber are run by the Executive Manager, and our team manages various operational areas. Please reach out to one of the below team members if you require any information.
Katie Lei
Katie Lei is the Membership Services Manager and is responsible for maintaining relations and servicing the British Chamber of Commerce Guangdong’s members in Shenzhen. She manages the membership related inquiries for Shenzhen members and prospective members. Katie has previously worked in a top-tier financial services company for seven years, and has involved in a Non-Profit education organisation for another couple of years. Katie is bilingual, was born in China, then educated and worked in the UK for sixteen years. Katie loves photography, electronic music and travelling. Her passion is to bring people together from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Barry Kirkwood
Barry is the Chamber’s Executive Manager and is responsible for overseeing the work of the Chamber teams in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. He previously worked at the British Chamber in Shanghai as Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, and has lived in China for over three years. Prior to moving to China, Barry worked in the local-government and charity sectors including working for Diabetes UK and Prostate Cancer UK.
Chris Chen
Chris is responsible for the chamber affairs of BCCGD. Her general responsibility is assisting the event organise, looking after the office management and administration affairs.
Membership Services Manager
Katie Lei
katie.lei@britchamgd.com
Executive Manager
Barry Kirkwood
barry.kirkwood@britchamgd.com
Office Administrator
Chris Chen
chris.chen@britchamgd.com
Annabelle Li
Annabelle joins the BritCham as the Membership Services Manager, responsible for members’ requirement and membership-related matters. With a two-year experience as a PR consultant and a four-year experience as an assistant to GM in a state-owned company, Annabelle is good at communication and problem-solving.
Echo Ji
Echo joins BCCGD as Events Manager. She is responsible for organizing different chamber events. Prior to joining in the chamber, she had 10 years’ experience in exhibition and event organization.
Jiaying Li
Jiaying LI, Marketing and Communication Manager of BCCGD. Previously worked at British Chamber of Commerce SW China as Membership and Operation Manager for two years. She has very good sense of customer service and is easy to communicate with. Her main responsibility at BCCGD is researching the British market in Guangdong, generating more events, building and maintaining relationship with members, partners, media as well as nonmembers and providing membership services for BritCham members.
Events Manager
Echo Ji
echo.ji@britchamgd.com
