About

Anna leads the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) within the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). Established as a dedicated government unit, OTSI is equipped with new powers to enhance the enforcement and implementation of trade sanctions. Its primary mission is to maximize the impact of the UK’s unprecedented sanctions package against Russia.

Anna is a highly experienced senior civil servant. Prior to moving to DBT to take up her current role last year, Anna spent most of her career at HM Treasury in wide-ranging leadership, policy and delivery roles, including leading the economic response to the Covid pandemic, on savings and pensions, consumer policy and financial services regulation