Director & Global Head of Trade and Working Capital Finance at Crown Agents Bank
Duarte Pedreira is the Global Head of Trade and Working Capital Finance at Crown Agents Bank in London. He is an experienced finance professional with a career spanning over two decades in trade finance, treasury, and payments. He also serves as the Chair of the Trade Finance Conference of Parties (TF COP) and holds leadership roles at the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA).
Throughout his career, Pedreira has held senior positions across international markets, including roles at Standard Bank Group in South Africa and Angola, AIG, and Caspian Sea Capital. His expertise encompasses trade finance sales, portfolio management, emerging and frontier market client coverage, and trade credit underwriting. He is also a regular contributor to the sector as a trade finance guest lecturer at Bayes Business School.