SMBC has appointed Steve Robson as co-head of transaction banking for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Emea). Robson joins SMBC from HSBC, where he was global head of liquidity for its international wealth and premier banking division. He will be based in London and report directly to Elena Paitra, head of corporate and investment… The post SMBC names Emea transaction banking co-head appeared first on Global Trade Review (GTR).| Global Trade Review (GTR)
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), a London-headquartered specialist underwriter, has welcomed James Wilson as head of special risks. Wilson joins from The Hartford, where he was head of political risks, and head of credit and political risk insurance. He reports into Vivek Syal, chief underwriting officer for TMK, and replaces Edward Parker in the role. The… The post Wilson joins Tokio Marine Kiln to head up special risks appeared first on Global Trade Review (GTR).| Global Trade Review (GTR)
UK-based trade credit insurtech Bondaval has announced that former Markel International director Simon Philpin will join as group chief commercial underwriting officer, effective from December. Philpin has spent nearly 12 years at Markel, most recently as director of trade credit, and has held senior underwriting roles at Equinox Global and Atradius. He has also served… The post Insurtech Bondaval eyes expansion with Markel director hire appeared first on Global Trade Review (GTR).| Global Trade Review (GTR)
India’s Kotak Mahindra Bank has appointed Megha Chopra as head of trade, a new role combining sales and product. Chopra made the move to Kotak Mahindra’s wholesale, commercial and consumer bank from Citi, where she was a managing director and global head of the trade client desk, and previously head of trade and working… The post Kotak Mahindra Bank hires trade head appeared first on Global Trade Review (GTR).| Global Trade Review (GTR)
JP Morgan’s Merlin Dowse has joined IT giant CGI after stepping down from the US lender after a 15-year tenure. Dowse announced his departure last month from JP Morgan, where he was executive director and head of global trade product management, overseeing the bank’s trade finance digitalisation efforts. At CGI, Dowse has been…| Global Trade Review (GTR)
Skai, an omnichannel advertising platform for commerce media, has appointed Jeffrey Cohen as Chief Business Development Officer. He joins from Amazon where he spent almost four years, serving as Principal Evangelist, Amazon Ads.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
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
