Justin McGowan has been retained as the Chief Executive Officer for Trade and Investment Queensland (TIQ) for another five years.
Deputy Premier Cameron Dick said since joining TIQ in January last year, on a short-term contract, Mr McGowan had led the global business agency assisting exporters and promoting Queensland as a preferred investment destination.
Deputy Premier Dick said Mr McGowan had supported him and Queensland companies on several trade missions including to Japan, Korea, Singapore, Denmark and Germany, India and Latin America, as well as led business engagement visits to the Pacific region and Vietnam.
“Under Mr McGowan’s leadership TIQ will further capitalise on its strengths and grow new partnerships through the delivery of the Queensland Trade and Investment Strategy 2022-2032,” he said.
Deputy Premier Dick said Mr McGowan was previously Australia’s Commissioner General to the World Expo in Dubai and facilitated engagement opportunities for government representatives, business councils, investors and entrepreneurs.
In previous roles, he held senior leadership positions and delivered global programs with the Department of Defence and also served in the Royal Australian Navy on numerous operational deployments, including enforcing United Nations sanctions in the Middle East.
“He has already made a huge impact over his relatively short time in the role, and it’s exciting to think of how many more Queensland businesses he will help land big overseas contracts,” Deputy Premier Dick said.
TIQ Board Chair Daniel Gschwind said over the past 18 months Mr McGowan had brought a wealth of federal and international experience to Queensland.
“He has worked exceptionally hard to elevate TIQ’s effectiveness and deliver on Queensland’s strategic trade and investment ambitions,” Mr Gschwind said.
