Roderick Wiles has worked for AHEC since 1999, when he started to assist the European Director in the London office. He was in Singapore from 2010 to 2018 and is now based in Dubai, UAE, from where he is responsible for directing AHEC's programmes in Africa, the Middle East, India and Australia/New Zealand. While assisting in the running of activities in Western Europe, he was responsible for expanding AHEC’s programmes to Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and then in to India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Over the years of working for AHEC, Roderick has built up a wealth of knowledge on the global market for wood products and has developed a specialist skill in the international promotion of hardwood products.