Gwen Mwaba

Director & Global Head - Trade Finance, African Export-Import Bank,

Gwen Mwaba joined Afreximbank in May 2015. In her role as Director & Global Head, Trade Finance, she heads the Trade Finance business for Afreximbank and leads a team executing transactions in all Afreximbank member states across Africa.

Her expertise cuts across Receivables Financing, Pre-export and Pre-payment financing, Structured Trade and Commodity Financing and lending to Financial Institutions and Sovereigns.

Gwen has 25 years of banking experience in Oil & Gas, Telecoms, Hospitality, Mining, Health and agri-business.

Gwen is also a member of the Board Advisory Panel of the International Trade & Forfaiting Association (ITFA).

Before joining Afreximbank, she worked for Standard Bank Plc in London.