Gavin Stevenson

‍Profile‍

An experienced manager/director, with over 35 years’ experience working in Trade Finance, Invoice Finance and working capital facilities, with the ability to build and maintain key business relationships. An effective communicator and problem solver, with the energy to drive situations and create positive results.

‍Business Experience‍

• Business development at national & regional level via third party sources e.g. Banks, accountants & other financial institutions
• Sourcing, development, and management of strategic third party B2B relationships including shared client funding arrangements. 
• Expertise at dealing with all sizes of business, from small owner managed businesses to international groups up to £50m turnover.
• Business to business sales at board level.
• In depth knowledge of risk issues for Factoring, Invoice Discounting, Trade Finance & Credit Insurance
• Excellent organisational and administration skills.
• Ability to analyse & interpret financial statements/information and manage protracted and sometimes complex transactions.
• Appraisal of a company both financially and commercially to assess trading viability.
• Structuring complex Trade Finance transactions to meet client and funder needs.

‍Work History:‍

I have many years’ experience of sales & marketing of Invoice Finance & Trade Finance:

- Co-Operative Bank Group (Consumer Finance) 1977 – 1985 – Branch Manager

- Anglo Factoring (J Rothschild) 1985 -1986 – New Business Manager

- Bank of Ireland 1986 -1987 – Sales Manager

- Barclays Bank Group (Factoring & Invoice Discounting) 1988 -1994 – Sales Manager

- NM Rothschild Group (Five Arrows) 1994 – 2001 – Snr New Business Manager

- Close Invoice Finance 2001 -2002 – Regional Sales Director

- Lenlyn Group – (Merchant Trade Finance) 2002 -2005 –Sales & Marketing Manager

- Coface Receivables Finance 2006 – 2010 –National Sales Manager for Coface SA (a subsidiary of Natixis – the second largest bank in France) left (November 2010) following an internal re- organisation.

- Most recent role 2011 -2019 (May) role: Director of Operations for Working Capital Partners London based provider of Invoice Finance & Trade Finance. Mix of client risk assessment & onboarding, client review, new product structure and in-house process design plus management of JV funding situations.

‍Education:

- Furtherwick Park School & Southend College of Technology: 

- Business Courses: AFD Diploma: Numerous sales, marketing, management training & financial appraisal courses both internal & externally. 

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