Director & Global Head Trade Finance - African Export Import Bank
Gwen Mwaba joined Afreximbank in May 2015 where she works as Director & Global Head responsible for Trade Finance. In her current role she heads the Trade Finance business for Afreximbank across Africa and executes 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. Gwen has 22 years banking experience in sectors ranging from Oil & Gas, Telecoms, Hospitality, Mining and agri-business. Before joining Afreximbank, she worked for Standard Bank Plc in London.
A chartered accountant by profession, Gwen is a Fellow of ACCA, holds a BSc. Applied Accounting from Oxford Brooks University, UK and an MBA from Heriot-Watt University, UK.