Semih has 20 years of experience in treasury services and trade solutions for corporate, public sector and financial institutions in Europe, Middle East and Africa. In his current role, Semih leads payments sales for corporates in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA). Prior to that, Semih was responsible for business development in energy, power, renewables, metals & mining in Central Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa (CEEMEA) for J.P. Morgan Payments. Previously, Semih was structured & trade finance sales head at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. In this role he was responsible for marketing structured export finance and structured commodity finance solutions in the Middle East & Africa. Previously, Semih was corporate trade finance and cash management sales director at Deutsche Bank in the MENA. At the same time, Semih also worked as a short term consultant at the International Finance Corporation (IFC)’s Mongolia mission to support developing financial infrastructure. Prior to that, Semih was at Standard Chartered Bank for financial institutions trade finance and cash management sales in the region. Semih was also the chairperson of the Middle East regional committee for the International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA). Semih holds a Master of Science degree in Financial Management from Robert Gordon University in the UK and a Bachelor of Art degree in International Relations from Istanbul University in Turkiye.