essDOCS has opened a new office in Singapore, allowing the shipping and trading eDocs provider to expand its presence in the Asia Pacific region.
Trade credit insurance specialists ~Equinox^ Global have expanded their London team, hiring John Joseph as a senior credit analyst with immediate effect. Equinox reported a 43 per cent growth in written premiums last month as compared with January 2013 and they will be hoping Joseph can help to accelerate their growth strategy.
Deutsche Bank has appointed Anthony Lin as China head of corporate banking and head of trade finance & cash management for corporates (TF/CMC). Lin, who takes up the new role this month, will be based in Shanghai and is tasked with driving Deutsche’s corporate banking division in the country.
South African headquartered bank Investec has further strengthened its export and agency finance team with the arrival of Mark Paton as regional head for Europe, based in London.
James Burrows has been appointed senior vice president for the small business group at the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
ING Bank has expanded its export finance team with the hiring of Marina Grigoryeva to work in their Frankfurt office.
Andrey Frolov has been appointed executive director of SIBUR International, Sibur group’s international trading arm. He will be based in Vienna. Frolov takes over from Ilya Gushchin, who has left the company.
Malta-headquartered FIMBank has hired Thomas Degen to its senior management team.
Barclays Business has appointed Steve Childs as head of international and trade for business banking. He will be based in London, UK.
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has expanded its global transaction services division, appointing Ray Zabarte as its new head of trade services. Zabarte, who was previously head of trade product management at Barclays, will also take up the post of chief administrative officer for trade.
Euler Hermes has signed an agreement with HSBC as the exclusive supplier of trade credit insurance (TCI) products to HSBC commercial banking customers in Malaysia.
Supply chain finance provider Crossflow Payments has strengthened its business development team with the appointment of Alistair Ward and Peter Renshaw as business development directors. Adrian Benjamin also joins the team as an assistant business development manager.
Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright is expanding its Latin America coverage with the opening of an office in Brazil. The firm’s Brazilian practice will initially be based in Rio de Janeiro. It will complement the other Latin American offices in Caracas, Venezuela and Bogota, Colombia.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has appointed Alexander Malaket, to its 12-member executive committee. He will advise the ICC Banking Commission on its trade register project and assist with the oversight and development of the project and its three-year strategic plan.
Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) has expanded its trade teams in Hong Kong and Singapore with some recent appointments.
Commodity trader Trafigura has announced its intention to invest in and build its regional hub in Montevideo, Uruguay, to complement regional offices already established in Houston, Geneva and Singapore. The Montevideo office will become the group’s Latin American (LatAm) regional hub.
Deutsche Bank’s global transaction banking division has appointed Vikas Arora as head of trade finance and cash management for corporates (TF/CMC) in ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations). The development of this role for the bank in the region is indicative of the importance that Deutsche attaches to this segment of the business.
First Gulf Bank has appointed Manoj Menon as its new global head of transaction services and financial institutions (FI). He will be based in Abu Dhabi. His position at First Gulf Bank is part of the wholesale banking group management team.
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has appointed Sander Hansen as its new Asia head of structured trade finance. Hansen will be responsible for leading the development of RBS's structured trade finance business, including the structuring and execution of global commodity finance (GCF) and export credit agency (ECA) deals
South African headquartered bank Investec is expanding its export finance team with the hiring of two highly experienced export finance professionals.
Deutsche Bank has established a new global solutions unit in the trade finance/cash management for corporates (TF/CMC) section of its global transaction banking division, focusing on designing and reproducing business solutions for large corporate clients with a view to accelerating growth.
HSBC has appointed Carlos Gonzalez Fillad, formerly head of multinationals for its global banking business, as its new regional head of payments and cash management (PCM) in Latin America, effective from 1 February 2014.
Fundtech, the global transaction banking solutions company, has hired Kyle McGaffey as its head of sales for the Americas. McGaffey’s role will be to lead Fundtech’s sales strategy in the region, where he will also be responsible for the sales personnel based there.
Electronic Shipping Solutions (ESS) has today announced its rebrand to essDOCS (pronounced ‘sDocs’), a new identity that balances it’s electronic shipping solutions service with the requirements of a cutting edge and future-proof brand.
Andrew England, head of transaction banking at Lloyds, has left the bank after his role was incorporated into a new operating structure led by Ed Smith. The transaction banking and commercial finance units at Lloyds will now be merged into a new united called global transaction banking.
Michael F Jackson, former vice president of ACI’s electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP) group, has been appointed head of Americas cash management at Fundtech, the transaction banking solutions company.
Anton Martin has been appointed managing director and head of sales in global markets at the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), bolstering the bank’s West-East corridor strategy.
Political risk insurance (PRI) broker Berry Palmer & Lyle (BPL Global) is expanding its operational scope in Asia with the hiring of Margaret Ho as a senior broker for their Hong Kong office.
HSBC has made three appointments to its global trade and receivables finance (GTRF) team, with Gerd Pircher becoming regional head, Latin America; Wei Wei Ng becoming head of international, GTRF Asia-Pacific; and Lorna Strong taking up the position of deputy general counsel for GTRF.
Houston-headquartered, specialist oil exploration company Pacific Drilling has appointed Paul Reese to the role of chief financial officer (CFO), effective 28 February 2014.
Henri d'Ambrieres, the former global head of export finance at Crédit Agricole, has joined the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) as a technical expert advising on its trade finance loss register.
Euler Hermes is expanding its services in Asia-Pacific with the addition of a specialised single risk and political risk insurance team based in Singapore.
The Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has appointed Jim Liddell, former vice president of trade finance at Scotiabank (and occasional TXF contributor), as its senior vice president for corporate banking.
Johan Schrijver, the former managing director of the Dutch export credit agency Atradius, has set up a new consultancy, Schrijver & Partners, to advise businesses and government institutions on export finance, project finance and credit insurance.
Christophe Kloeti has been appointed head of trade finance in Paris by the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD). The move signals the expansion of the bank’s international activities, focusing on the economies spanning from West Africa to East Asia.
Geneva-headquartered trade insurance brokerage IRIA SA has hired highly experienced ex-banker Craig Weeks to head up their North American office. He is based in the IRIA New Jersey office.
Equinox Global, the Lloyd’s cover holder specialising in trade credit insurance, has appointed Genevieve Ahinful as senior underwriter. Ahinful has had a distinguished career over more than a decade in the trade credit industry. She joinsEquinox Global from AJG UK, where she was an associate director of credit and political risks responsible for advising and supporting large multinationals
ING Corporate Bank has named Anthony van Vliet as the new global head trade & commodity finance (T&CF). He takes over from Paul van Heerde who has been in charge since 1 April 2006. Van Heerde retires at the end of 2014, after a successful career of 28 years at ING
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has appointed Bernard Shum as the head of corporate & institutional banking in Hong Kong to lead the expansion of NBAD’s business and partnership in Asia.
Deutsche Bank today has appointed Maria Cristina (Kika) Ricciardi as head of global transaction banking (GTB) Latin America and head of trade finance and cash management corporates for Latin America (LatAm).
Susanne Kavelaar is due to become the chief representative in Europe for IFC's global trade and supply chain finance programme
International law firm Ince & Co has appointed Stuart Shepherd as its new global head of trade. He succeeds Steven Fox who will be retiring from the firm in April 2014. Shepherd is a London-based commodities, shipping and commercial disputes specialist. He has over 30 years of experience with Ince & Co and is a key member of the firm's trade group.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has appointed Alexander Malaket, president of OPUS Advisory Services International, to its 12-member executive committee.
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) has appointed Charles J ‘CJ’ Hall as executive vice president and chief risk officer. He has 35 years of experience in international economics, finance and business.
French bank Natixis is expanding its presence in Asia-Pacific with two new hires for its regional banking platform within trade and treasury. Yuri Lin has been appointed managing director, head of sales, fixed income, commodities and treasury, Asia-Pacific. And Daniel Yap has been appointed regional head of financial institutions and public sector coverage, Asia Pacific.
Structured commodity financier Gilles Sayer has joined Essar as managing director of Peak Trading Overseas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Essar Global Fund. In this capacity, Sayer and his team will develop structured and trade finance solutions for the benefit of the natural resources companies controlled by Essar Global Fund.
HSBC has made a series of senior appointments in its Asia-Pacific commercial banking team. Sanjay Prakash has been appointed head of commercial banking, international countries Asia-Pacific. Prakash will take charge of the commercial banking performance of Brunei, Macau, Maldives, Mauritius, New Zealand, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Watson, Farley & Williams (WFW) has appointed Joe Levin as partner in its London office. Levin previously held the position of director of the energy and infrastructure finance team at Wragge & Co, and joined WFW in early November 2013.
Law firm Hogan Lovells is expanding its scope and capabilities in Africa by merging with the South African law firm Routledge Modise. The combination will take effect from 1 December 2013, with Routledge Modise expected to rebrand and relaunch as Hogan Lovells in early 2014.
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has appointed Aleem Khan as head of its newly established structured financing business. Before joining NBAD, Khan served as regional head of structured trade finance and financing solutions for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the Americas at Standard Chartered Bank.
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