World Customs Organization
Kathryn Edwards-Bryan is an accomplished human resources professional with extensive experience across various organizations. Currently serving as the Head of Human Resources at the World Customs Organization since October 2024, Kathryn previously held key HR roles, including Deputy Director of Administration and Head of Human Resources at the EFTA Surveillance Authority from September 2014 to October 2024. Prior expertise includes working as a Human Resources Officer at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, providing comprehensive HR services to British Diplomatic Missions in Belgium and Luxembourg, and serving as Human Resources Manager at South Yorkshire Probation Trust. Earlier positions also include HR roles at West Yorkshire Police, where Kathryn was instrumental in developing new HR units. Kathryn holds an MA in Personnel & Development from Leeds Beckett University and a BA (Hons) in Physics from the University of Birmingham.
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World Customs Organization
The World Customs Organization (WCO) is the only intergovernmental organisation exclusively focused on Customs matters. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is now recognised as the voice of the global Customs community. It is particularly noted for its work in areas covering the development of global standards, the simplification and harmonisation of Customs procedures, trade supply chain security, the facilitation of international trade, the enhancement of Customs enforcement and compliance activities, anti-counterfeiting and piracy initiatives, public-private partnerships, integrity promotion, and sustainable global Customs capacity building programmes. The WCO also maintains the international Harmonized System goods nomenclature, and administers the technical aspects of the WTO Agreements on Customs Valuation and Rules of Origin.