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Doha, Qatar: Links Group, one of the UAE's leading providers of commercial facilitation and advisory services, has strengthened its management team in Qatar with the appointment of Neil Wilson as Country Manager. The new appointment will support increasing demand from foreign investors to establish a commercial presence in the region.
Neil brings to Links Group over 13 years of extensive service experience gained from senior positions across the Middle East, America, Europe and Far East. With a proven track record of successfully establishing companies in new markets, Neil will not only contribute to the development of the business in Qatar, but will also oversee the company's day-to-day operations and activities.
A member of Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service serving in Mozambique, Iran and Saudi Arabia, Neil's last post was in the UK where he was involved in a ministerial-led international research programme, which strengthens research and innovation partnerships between the UK and 15 emerging economies.
Commenting on the new appointment, John Martin St. Valery, founding partner of Links Group, said: "We are delighted to have Neil as a new addition to our firm and I have every confidence his contribution will strengthen not only the services that we offer our clients, but also the overall performance of the business in Qatar.
"The country's pro-business environment and its fast-growing economy presents attractive opportunities for foreign businesses wanting to stimulate their home markets. We are experiencing significant growth in the number of foreign investors looking to expand to Qatar - while the oil and gas sector continues to dominate Qatar's economy, the leadership remains committed to its diversification agenda and recognises the need for foreign expertise to support this."
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About Links Group
Established in 2002, Links Group partners, protects & enables foreign companies to enter and exit the UAE and Qatar markets while protecting their status as business owners. It advises corporations and individuals on how best to structure a legal commercial presence in the Middle East that protects their ownership interests and affords clear succession planning.
Links Group is the first company of its kind to be endorsed by the Government of Dubai through a strategic alliance with the Foreign Investment Office (FDI) of the Dubai Economic Department and provides an unrivalled portfolio of corporate services including nominee local partnerships, corporate administration and government liaison support. The Links Group difference is that foreign companies work with a highly structured board as their local partner as opposed to an unknown individual. This structure provides foreign businesses with a corporate entity to act as their nominee, local partner, shareholder or sponsor, thereby minimising the risks associated with appointing an unknown individual nominee and satisfying corporate governance requirements.
Links Group has an untarnished track record with 300 clients, who represent combined annual revenues of over USD 5bn to their respective economies.
Links Group is also recognised as a Dubai SME 100 company, a ranking of the top performing SMEs in the emirate, and an Arabian 500 company.
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