Lorraine Ellison MBE

Lorraine Ellison MBE from Black on Silver - 5 x 7 bw portrait

Lorraine is an experienced international trade and development specialist with over 40 years’ experience leading more than 100 global missions across the developing world. She has worked extensively on UK-funded Women in Development programmes, supporting local women in remote regions.

Lorraine currently manages a diverse private portfolio, including serving as Business Manager to Lord Digby Jones and providing bespoke advisory support to BBC News presenter and foreign affairs correspondent Clive Myrie, as well as Nick Fry, former CEO of Mercedes F1. Previously serving as a Non-Executive Director at a number of companies, Lorraine was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2004 for services to international trade.