Working capital structuring and advisory firm Silver Birch has made a double hire aimed at growing its inventory solutions and technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) offerings. In recent months, the firm has appointed Kellie Scott (pictured) as executive director for inventory solutions, a newly created role based in London. Scott is responsible for structuring and… The post Silver Birch to expand TMT and inventory offerings with double hire from JP Morgan and Santander appeared fi...| Global Trade Review (GTR)
Allianz Trade has announced a trio of senior appointments for the Northern Europe region, part of a wider series of leadership changes at the trade credit insurance giant. Benoit Semelin (pictured) has been named regional chief financial and administrative officer, succeeding Sébastien Rageot, who was named chief executive for the Nordics in July. Brussels-based Semelin… The post Allianz Trade names three new directors for Northern Europe region appeared first on Global Trade Review (G...| Global Trade Review (GTR)
Insurance broker Howden has hired Edmund Arghand as head of credit, political risk and surety (CPS) for Asia, a newly created role. Based in Singapore, Arghand is tasked with driving growth within the broker’s CPS portfolio and has a particular focus on structured credit. He started at the firm on July 7. He will serve ...| Global Trade Review (GTR)
Aon has made three senior appointments – two external and one internal – to newly created roles within its credit solutions division.| Global Trade Review (GTR)
The African Export-Import Bank has appointed George Elombi as its next president and chair, taking up the role in September.| Global Trade Review (GTR)
Standard Chartered has named Christophe Baumann as head of transaction banking corporate trade sales for Europe and the UK, a newly created role. Baumann (pictured) is tasked with leading the trade sales team in Europe and will “further grow Standard Chartered’s trade finance business with UK, Swiss, Turkish and continental Europe corporate clients, as well ...| Global Trade Review (GTR)
Michelle Howchin has left Asda where she spent the past five years, most recently serving as E-commerce Delivery Director. Prior to that, she held the role of Senior Director Legacy Transformation at George at Asda.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Baft (Bankers Association for Finance and Trade) has appointed Nick Smit, global head of financial institutions banks at ING, as chair of its board of directors for the 2025-26 association year. He succeeds Suresh Subramanian, head of North America for transaction banking at BNP Paribas, who has served as chair since 2023 and oversaw the…| Global Trade Review (GTR)
Specialist trade finance provider Zvilo has appointed company founder Admir Imami as chief executive, where he moves from BII.| Global Trade Review (GTR)
Chris Bishop is departing Nobody's Child, where for the past three years he has held the role of E-commerce & Digital Director. In a LinkedIn post, Bishop said: "The cat’s out of the bag - I’ll be relocating to Dubai in late May with a new role, which means we’re looking for my successor as| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has appointed Emmanuelle Ganne as chief of its newly established digital trade and frontier technologies section. The section will act as a hub of expertise, co-ordinating efforts across the WTO to address the transformative impact of digitalisation and emerging technologies on global trade. Its mission includes policy support, capacity building ...| Global Trade Review (GTR)
Citi has hired Seemanti Considine as financial institution sales head for the United Arab Emirates, based in Dubai.| Global Trade Review (GTR)
Sanjay Dash has left Amazon where he spent almost 20 years, most recently serving as Vice President Technology - Amazon Physical Stores. In a LinkedIn post, he said: “After 19 incredible years at Amazon, it’s time for me to take the next step in my journey."| Retail Technology Innovation Hub