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10 trade finance experts
These ten bankers have held trade finance leadership roles at banks, running trade products, sales or operations teams. A reader can learn how banks structure and run their trade finance businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alex Farrugia
LinkedInExperience: Head of Trade Finance & Working Capital Products · Santander Corporate & Investment Banking UK
Former Head of Trade Finance & Working Capital Products at Santander Corporate & Investment Banking UK (2019–2022), and Global Head of Supply Chain Finance Implementation and Portfolio Management at Santander Corporate & Investment Banking since January 2025, where the profile describes supporting clients in implementing large scale supply chain finance programmes. It also lists Head of Supply Chain Finance - Europe (2023–2025) and Head of Supply Chain Finance UK (2014–2019).
Jukka Kuusala
LinkedInExperience: SVP - Global Head of Trade Finance · Danske Bank
SVP - Global Head of Trade Finance at Danske Bank since February 2023, and former Head of Trade Finance Finland there (2022–2023). The profile also lists Head of Trade & Export Finance & Cash Management Sales at Handelsbanken (2010–2022) and Assistant Vice President, Trade Finance at Nordea (2007–2010).
Markus Wohlgeschaffen
LinkedInExperience: Head of Trade Finance & SCF Sales Multinationals · DZ BANK AG
Head of Trade Finance & SCF Sales Multinationals at DZ BANK AG since October 2025. The profile also lists a Global Head of Trade Products role at HypoVereinsbank - UniCredit - Deutschland, and Geschäftsführer Managing Director - Head of Markets&Sales (2022–2025) and Head of Product (2021–2022) at Traxpay.
Mazen Al-Ghanim CDCS, CITF
LinkedInExperience: Head of Trade Finance · Ahlibank Qatar
Former Head of Trade Finance at Ahlibank Qatar (2014–2019) and at ALUBAF Arab International Bank B.S.C. (2019–2022), and Head of Trade Finance Products Managment at BBK (Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait) since July 2022. The profile describes work since 2003 in trade finance operations and sales covering import and export letters of credit, standby letters of credit, bank guarantees and documents under collection.
Nafissa Jurska
LinkedInExperience: Head of Trade Finance · Kaspi.kz
Former Head of Trade Finance (2018) and Head of documentary operations Division, Trade Finance (2007–2018) at Kaspi.kz. The profile describes structuring transactions, negotiating with financial institutions to obtain financing, and issuing guarantees and letters of credit.
Nandkumar Gode
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and Head Trade Finance and Supply Chain Operations · BNP Paribas India
Senior Vice President and Head Trade Finance and Supply Chain Operations at BNP Paribas India since July 2025. The profile also lists Transformation Manager (2023–2026) and Head - Regional Organization and Support (2017–2023) at BNP Paribas, and an Asst. Manager Trade Finance role covering the opening of import letters of credit and scrutinizing of documents.
Sandeep Roy
LinkedInExperience: MD,Global Head of Trade Finance Operations · Wells Fargo
MD,Global Head of Trade Finance Operations at Wells Fargo since July 2024, where the profile describes leading trade and supply chain finance operations across the U.S., APAC and EMEA. It also lists SVP Executive Director, Strategy & Operations Leader- Commercial Corporate Banking at Wells Fargo (2014–2024) and Executive Director, Financial Services - Banking & Capital Markets at EY (2010–2014).
Sanjeev Ganjoo
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director & Global Head of Trade and Working Capital (Commercial Banking) · Citi
Former Managing Director & Global Head of Trade and Working Capital (Commercial Banking) at Citi (2025–2026), and former Managing Director & Global Head - Structured Trade Receivables Securitization Credit Insurance (2019–2025) and Head -Trade Working Capital & Supply Chain Finance (Latin America & Mexico) (2016–2019) at Citi. The profile also lists Board Member at ITFA Americas (AMRC) since May 2022.
Stefan Carleke
LinkedInExperience: Head of Trade Finance Sweden · Handelsbanken
Head of Trade Finance Sweden at Handelsbanken since April 2017, and also Head of Trade & Export Finance there since June 2014. The profile also lists Senior Relationship Manager (2011–2014) and Trade Finance, Sales Manager (2005–2011) at Handelsbanken.
Tarun Khosla
LinkedInExperience: EMEA Head of Trade and Working Capital Loans, Director · Citi
Former EMEA Head of Trade and Working Capital Loans, Director (2020–2022) and Director - Head of FI Trade & Exports, Europe, Middle East & Africa (2015–2020) at Citi, and Global Sustainable & Comm. Trade Fin. Leader UK, Europe & MEA Trade & Working Cap. Loan Prod. Head there since January 2024. The profile also lists Global Lead for New Loan Products & Regional Head of T&WC Loan Product at Citi (2022–2024).
Choose the right perspective
Decide whether your question is about products and sales or about processing and operations, and pick someone whose roles sat on that side. Also match the region and client segment to yours, since trade finance for multinationals differs from serving local importers and exporters.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you decide which trade products, such as letters of credit or supply chain finance, to prioritize for your clients?
- 02How did you manage compliance and fraud risk in documentary trade transactions?
- 03What did you change to make trade finance processing faster and less manual?
Reaching trade finance experts
How can I contact one of these trade finance experts?
Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 9 companies, including Santander Corporate & Investment Banking UK, Danske Bank and DZ BANK AG, based on profile data retrieved on October 4, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
How much does it cost to reach trade finance experts?
You choose the offer, starting at $5 per person. It includes Instant Expert's 20% fee, so an offer that pays the person $100 costs you $125. You're charged only when the person books the call or sends the answer.
What if they don't reply?
You pay nothing. Instant Expert sends follow-up reminders, and if the person hasn't booked or answered within 7 days, the request expires and any hold on your card is released. You can invite several of the 10 people on this list at once and cap your total spend, so you pay only for the ones who accept.
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