John Bugeja

John Bugeja is a highly-experienced trade, supply chain and invoice finance specialist with 40+ years of professional experience in senior leadership roles with HSBC, NatWest, RBS, Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group. Now Managing Director of Trade Advisory Network Ltd, an advisory and training solution provider delivering product development, operating model design and implementation, and training solutions to banks, non-bank finance providers, FinTechs, corporates and technology service providers. Starting his career in an operational environment, focusing of trade finance, international payments and foreign exchange, he progressed through FI relationship management, marketing, product management and origination. After five-year stint as Head of Training and Management Development, he returned to ‘the businesses to take on senior leadership roles including Head of Corporate Business Development, Head of International Products, Global Head of Trade Services, Head of Sales and Head of Open Account Products. John was a member of the drafting group that wrote the ICC rules for the Bank Payment Obligation(URBPO) and is currently a member of the BPO Commercialisation Group. He is a regular speaker at international conferences and has written several articles on supply chain finance for industry journals.