British Business Bank appoints Esi Eshun OBE as its new General Counsel and Company Secretary

The British Business Bank has appointed Esi Eshun OBE as its new General Counsel and Company Secretary, effective from November 2023.

Esi joins the British Business Bank from UK Export Finance, the UK’s export credit agency and a government department.  In recent months, Esi has been the Interim Director of Business Group with oversight of the department’s underwriting, origination, marketing, and communications, and also a member of its Executive Committee.

Her substantive role at UK Export Finance is Director of Legal & Compliance, which has given her strong experience across a wide range of legal matters – including transactions, combatting fraud and corruption, and both private and public law litigation. Esi is one of the most senior lawyers in the public sector.

Esi began her career in law at Simmons and Simmons and in addition to her legal qualifications, holds a masters level degree in Geological Sciences from Exeter College, University of Oxford.