Composition of the new ITFA Board

On behalf of the ITFA Board, we thank all those who attended our  42nd Trade and Forfaiting Conference held in Dubai at the end of September. The conference attracted record numbers as well as sponsorship, demonstrating yet again, the vitality of our association and industry.

For those of you who were not present at the Annual Conference, the ITFA has voted in a new chairman – Sean Edwards, Head of Legal at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe, who was previously deputy chair. He takes over the position from Paolo Provera, who chaired ITFA for six years since 2009 and has been granted the title of Honorary Chairman. Daniel Schär, our Treasurer, also retired from his post.

ITFA elected three new Board Members at its AGM in Dubai; Chris Hall from Lloyds Bank, Zeyno de Vries-Davutoglu from Credit Europe Bank and Anurag Chaudhary from Citi.

The ITFA Board now consists of the following individuals:

  • Sean Edwards, SMBC: Chairman
  • Damian Austin, Barclays: Deputy Chairman and Head of Regions
  • Lorna Pillow, London Forfaiting Company: Head of Communications and Membership
  • Silja Calac, Swiss Re: Head of Insurance  and Treasurer
  • Paul Coles, Bank of America Merrill Lynch: Head of Market Practice
  • Chris Hall, Lloyds Bank: Head of Young Professionals
  • Zeyno de Vries-Davutoglu, Credit Europe Bank: Head of Education
  • Jing (Jane) Li, Bank of China: Head of Asia
  • Anurag Chaudhary, Citi, Head of Institutional Relations

We are privileged to have such talented individuals on the ITFA Board, and together, we look forward to achieving great accomplishments in the year ahead.