On The Move
Monk Named Chair of South Carolina International Trade Coalition
Nov 22, 2011
COLUMBIA, SC - November 22, 2011 - Fred Monk, president of ECI/Find New Markets, a not for profit partnership that helps companies grow in international and domestic markets, has been named chair of the SC International Trade Coalition (SCITC). The SC International Trade Coalition is comprised of the state’s major trade entities, which include the US Export Assistance Center/US Commercial Service, the SC Department of Commerce, the Export Consortium, the SC Department of Agriculture, the SC World Trade Center, South Carolina State Ports Authority, the District Export Council, the College of Charleston, the University of South Carolina Moore School of Business, the Charleston Women in International Trade and the SC Forestry Commission.
“I am honored to serve as chairman of such a distinguished group as we work alongside our partners to enhance trade opportunities for South Carolina businesses,” said Monk.
Monk is chairman emeritus and managing director of the Columbia World Affairs Council, which he helped create and which has helped the Midlands of South Carolina develop international awareness and international relationships. He also was involved in forging South Carolina’s sister-state relationships with Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; and Queensland, Australia; and Columbia’s sister cities in Kaiserslautern, Germany; Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Chelyabinsk, Russia; Yibin, China and Accra, Ghana.
Monk is South Carolina’s representative to the federal Appalachian Regional Commission’s Export Trade Advisory Council, serves on the South Carolina Commission on International Cooperation and Agreements and chairs the South Carolina Coalition for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. He also is president of the Midlands International Trade Association.
He is the former business editor of The State newspaper (from 1981-1997) and worked at The State and The State-Record Co. for 28 years before joining the Export Consortium in November 1997.
