Nick Baird CMG CVO
Biography
Nick Baird was appointed as Chair of the Trade Remedies Authority in January 2024. He is a business leader and former diplomat who has been involved in international trade for many years.
Nick spent 30 years in Government until 2013, mostly in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He was Chief Executive of UK Trade and Investment (which formerly carried out some of the functions of the Department for Business and Trade), FCO Europe and Economic Director General and UK Ambassador to Turkey. Before that, he was Immigration Policy Director in the Home Office, and had postings to the UK Representation to the EU in Brussels as well as in the Middle East.
In 2014, Nick moved to the private sector where he spent 8 years at the international energy company, Centrica (owner of British Gas). He has also been a Non-Executive Director of Nord Anglia Education, which runs premium independent schools around the globe. Since 2022, he has been a consultant on policy and communications issues.
He is also Chair of the charity, Carers UK.