Our specialist is a highly experienced banker with a 40-year-long career at HSBC.
Passionate about his subject he ensures good outcomes for both the bank and its customers and has experience in numerous sectors including international businesses, debt syndication, acquisition finance, credit risk and debt recovery management. Delivering international trade finance training at Redcliffe, his principal specialism is trade and commodities financing. During his career, he was selected for several key roles involving complex problem identification, analysis and resolution, leading to reductions in risk and loss and improved processes and compliance.
This expert undertook a wide range of management roles in business, commercial and corporate banking across three and a half decades. Positions included Credit and risk, but predominantly relationship manager with a portfolio of trade-intensive customers in addition to 10 years as a Senior Trade Corporate Banking Manager, based in the City of London.
This position included responsibility for 20+ large trade-intensive relationships (import/export and commodities), where the turnover of the largest clients was c£6 billion. Also responsible for aspects of credit risk management he began training courses, initially on the subject of trade finance credit. Spending his final seven years at HSBC as Senior Trade Portfolio Risk Manager in London, roles included:
- Overseeing the UK commercial segment’s trade portfolio, monitoring general performance and quality assurance..
- Providing expert advice to sales managers, credit officers and other stakeholders on debt structuring and the use of appropriate products
- Developing analytical and monitoring models to support increased facilities or to identify adverse trends.
- Assisting corporate recovery managers in minimising potential losses due to debt exposure or from an operational perspective.
- Delivering trade finance training courses to stakeholders (in debt structuring and products).
Before leaving HSBC he completed the Certificate in Trade-Based Financial Crime Compliance issued by ICA / Manchester University Business School. Since leaving HSBC this trainer has been delivering courses to a wide range of banks, finance houses and trading companies.