Investment specialists, United Arab Emirates
Ian Halliday - Consul General Dubai and General Manager, Middle East Africa

Mr Ian Halliday joined Austrade in July 2018 as General Manager – Middle East and Africa with responsibility for Austrade operations in the Middle East and
Africa. Mr Halliday also holds the position of Consul-General of Australia
to Dubai. Prior to joining Austrade Mr Halliday was Managing Director of Dairy
Australia from January 2010. His expertise includes an extensive range of management roles with SPC,
Goodman Fielder, Kraft Foods, KR Castlemaine and Vesco Foods. Whilst at Kraft Foods, Mr Halliday was Director of Operations responsible
for all manufacturing and supply chain activities for the Kraft Australia
organisation. He was also responsible for all Kraft Australia Export
business, most of which included sales into Asia and the Middle East. His
last appointment at Kraft Foods was the Director of Coffee Operations based
in the United Kingdom. At KR Castlemaine and Vesco Foods he was the CEO, responsible for leading
transformational change at both organisations. Mr Halliday is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
(AICD), is a former Director of Agrifood Skills Australia, the Pastoral
Pork Company (Otway Park) and GOTAFE.
Preeti Rekhari - Senior Investment Manager, Dubai
Preeti Rekhari is Austrade’s Senior Investment Manager based in Dubai,
responsible for promoting and facilitating productive investment into
Australia in five national priority areas. With several years of experience
in this role she has developed Austrade’s investment strategy for the
Middle East and Africa region. Sovereign wealth funds and state-owned
enterprises from the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries form the
cornerstone of the strategy. Besides building an informed narrative about
these investors, which aids engagement at senior government levels, Preeti
also works closely with the Middle East and Africa region’s General
Manager, Trade Commissioners, and two investment managers on an expanded
regional strategy for corporates, family offices and high-net-worth
individuals eligible for Austrade services.
Preeti holds a Masters in International Business degree from the University
of Wollongong in Dubai.