UK Appoints Cynthia Rowe As Development Director

Ms Cynthia Rowe has been appointed as the Development Director for the British High Commission, Nigeria.

She takes over from Christopher Pycroft who recently concluded four years as the Development Director for the British High Commission, Nigeria.

Cynthia Rowe is an experienced
development diplomat and practitioner who has worked in different parts of the world including Nepal, Afghanistan, and Sierra Leone.

Before becoming the Development Director for the British High Commission in Nigeria, she served as the Head of Governance, Political, and Services at, the British Embassy in Kathmandu

She also served in different capacities as the Senior Councillor for policy for the Department for International Development, Tanzania, and as the Head of Mission / Lead for Ebola Operations in Sierra Leone.

In the UK, she helped redesign UK Local Government systems and scrutinized the performance of Governments in her work with the Audit Commission.

She has worked in both the private sector and in government.

Cynthia was awarded two Service Medals for her work in Afghanistan and her work on Ebola.