Simon Squire has worked in the UK Government for 10 years, specialising in services trade issues, in particular with respect to European trade. Simon was part of the teams negotiating the services chapters of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement in 2020, and the Free Trade Agreement with the EEA/EFTA countries in 2021. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year, Simon has led the Services Trade Sanctions Team in the UK Department for Business and Trade, which established novel, new sanctions on the export of professional business services to Russia.
