Trade finance software specialist Bolero International has appointed former Barclays director of trade and working capital Maria Malinowska to its senior team.

 

In her new role as director financial institutions, Malinowska will head Bolero’s banking relationships in the UK and the Nordics. Her immediate focus will be working with bank clients to raise the profile of the trade finance technology, with the aim of adding value to corporate relationships, using a sector-led approach to further growth.

 

Malinowska joins Bolero’s current global head of financial institutions and partners management Carlo d’Amore, adding more dedicated senior resource to service bank client needs.

 

“The firm is currently going through an exciting phase in its evolution and its electronic multi-party solution is ideally suited to the industry’s continued drive towards paperless digitized trade finance. As director financial institutions, I’m looking forward to using my supply chain experience and banking connections to further the straight-through processing agenda with major trade banks and major trade users.”

 

Previously, Malinowska spent six years at Barclays Bank where she held responsibility for product management and sales leadership in supply chain finance. This included leading the first UK supply chain finance project for Barclays in the UK, Asia and Europe. Her earlier career spans trade, export and project finance within major North American and European organizations, including CIBC, Crédit Agricole and IBM.