Tim Armstrong Email & Phone Number

Greater Accra, Ghana

Facilitating investment in Ghana in apparel and partially embedded @ the Ministry of Trade and Industry

Ethiopia, Dr, Rwanda, Egypt, Uganda, Vietnam, Hk, Haiti, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Usa

Jan to Aug 22 (USAID) IPOP cotton traceability and compliance - Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Vietnam (International Development Group - IDG)Sep 21 to Jan 22 (World Bank) - cross benchmarking Haiti / Ethiopia CAFTA AGOA Asia (direct)Aug 21 -Nov (private client) Review of origin rules within CAFTA - yarn forward rule Jan 2021 to Jan 22 - (World Bank) Ethiopia Competitiveness and Job Creation Project - Bole Leme ii (direct)Feb -May 2020 - (IaDB) Suspended - Review of industrial parks policy Haiti - (direct) Oct - May 2020 (IaDB) / CFI Interim support Investment Promotion - Haiti - (direct)Oct - May 2019 (Dfid) Study on the textile and leather sector in Rwanda for IMC(Landell Mills) June-Sep 2018 - Writing novel + walking Caminho de SantiagoMar-May 2018 (EU) Trade and Domestic Market Enhancement Program - Egypt - Export Marketing and Promotion Support (various consortia) Jan 2018 Research on article on Haiti (Textiles Intelligence) Nov-Dec 2017 Research into trends in screen printing (Werner Assoc) June -Nov 2017 - (IaDB) Ongoing (Occasional) Sectoral review - apparel - Haiti - IC Associates May - July 2017 (Private client) Review of American cotton trace-ability Vietnam, Hong Kong, New York, Salt Lake City Feb -Apr 2017 Feasibility Study for set up of a garment (underwear) and sanitary pad facility in Uganda - Ugandan private client (Bengum LTD)

Dar Es Salaam

Promoting the development of the textile and apparel industry in TanzaniaDeveloping a good package of zones, lands and incentives for investor Assisting investors start up

Manila, Shanghai, Dhaka

Consulting: Specializing in offshore triangular trade apparel with detailed analysis on HELP/HOPE, AGOA, Jordan QIZ especially for investment promotion.Projects include work (via other consultancies) for the Inter-American Development Bank, USAID and World Bank (MIGA) in Pakistan, Haiti, Lesotho, Southern Africa, Indonesia, Cambodia and Uganda. This has included analysis of training needs, clustering, value chains, Industrial zone design and export promotionTrading: Trading in over run apparel stock mainly for South African market and doing indenting with fabric for sourcing

Lesotho, Haiti, Uganda, Cambodia, Indonesia, Israel, South Africa, Mauritius

Mar 14-Aug 14 Lead Consultant apparel: Haiti LEVE (USAID) Leveraging local firms to the US market (USAID) (JE Austin RTI)Nov-13-Apr 14 Consultant: Bringing 20 Karachi area medium sized knit firms to the EU market in anticipation of GSP+. (USAID)Apr-11 Sep 11 Program Manager Haiti Apparel Center (CHF) (USAID) Managed training center for industrial sewing and reviewed existing training delivery in preparation for passing it to local stakeholdersJuly-Aug 10 Feasibility study for site selection of a new industrial park in North Haiti – Apparel component (KOIOS / IADB)May 10 Review of an apparel factory investment proposal in Haiti (Dexis)May 08 Review of USAID's – Garment Industrial Productivity Center (GIPC) Cambodia (Chemonics) Sep 07 Indonesia End Market study (USAID / DAI)Mar 07 Review of ample supply denim provision in AGOA IV - (SATH Hub (USAID / Carana))Aug 06 USAID review of apparel labour rates in SE Asia report and data preparation (Nathan)Feb 06 World Bank Market Access study on Lesotho (Apparel) (Nathan Associates) Nov.-Dec. 04 Comparison of Namibia to Mozambique as a new garment origin. (Baneng Holdings)Dec. 03 Conference on expanding Mozambican apparel exports (US Trade attaché Maputo)Sep 03 MIGA (World Bank) Investment Mission to Hong KongPrivate sector advisor for apparel / textiles – on behalf of government of Mozambique. (Dexis Consulting Group)Dec. 02 World Bank Study on Export growth and competitiveness for Uganda – Textiles and Apparel Sub-Sector Study. [World Bank / Dexis]Aug. 01 Evaluation of an injection moulding project in Jordan and Israel (Wai Shing Plastics)

Shanghai

Senior lecturer• Teaching merchandising, apparel industry management and marketing• Moderation of courses for Northumbria University • Internship placement at Li&Fung, Carrefour and Wal*Mart and others • Research – apparel origin /impact of the end of MFA • Course development – integrated merchandising

Mozambique

(Part of the Palmar Group – one of the biggest apparel groups in Mauritius. The factory is now closed due to logistical issues resulting from the collapse of Zimbabwean through trade through Beira Port which made it impossible to operate)Ran garment making facility with 400 workers with P&L and operational responsibilitySet-up of second manufacturing facility First exporter from Mozambique to the USA under the new trade promotion act Successfully introduced to the Group – Vanity Fair, Sara Lee Knitwear who placed programsDeveloped sales for the local market and to South AfricaDeveloped local merchandising office and trained local staff Obtained major grants from the EU for help in marketing the operation

Hong Kong, New York, Jordan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China

9 years (Pfeiffer Industrial was one of the biggest suppliers of underwear and sleepwear in Southeast Asia and mainly to major American names including Wal*Mart. I started in Hong Kong and then built their facility in Jordan.)COUNTRY DIRECTOR JORDAN (2000-2001) • Designed and set up first export oriented factory in the Karak QIZ • Managed and hired over 1,000 employees including 140 overseas workers • Trained of local staff in merchandising and planning • Set-up of internal systems for monitoring garment productivity and through put • Marketing of unit to US department stores via IsraelGENERAL MANAGER HONG KONG (1998- 2000)In charge of whole operation including factories in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Macau, Nepal - 3000 workers in total MANAGER HONG KONG (1993-1998)• Established offshore manufacturing factories in Oman / Nepal • Set-up of all internal systems for control of offshore buying programme including piece goods and garment placement both within owned facilities and for sub-contract factories • Shipping including complex multi-modal shipping moves / Merchandising control • Handling major accounts: Wal*Mart, K-Mart, Sears, JC Penney, Li+Fung, Linmark• Documentary credit procedures (letters of credit), origin legislation • Financial control of offshore units / Quota management / Banking • Buying of fabrics in Pakistan, Uzbekistan and China

Glasgow, India, Brazil, Portugal, Germany

(Coats Viyella was once the World’s largest thread, apparel and textile company) • Following initial training in Scotland, sent to India for continued management training and production based financial projects • Full exposure to all aspects of yarn to fabric formation and management•Project coordinator for management reorganisation for Coats Portugal

Ba, History, 2(I)

Activities and Societies: Editor of Palardian - History Magazine for the dept,, Long distance running for college - 10 miler, Horse.

Ma, Middle East Development

Activities and Societies: Long distance running

Diploma (Part Time) (35/50 For An Mba), Business, Pass

High School, 3 A Levels 9 O Levels