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. Most recently, Semih was structured & trade finance sales head at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. In his role he was responsible for marketing structured export finance and structured commodity finance solutions in the Middle EAST & Africa region. Previously, Semih was corporate trade finance and cash management sales director at Deutsche Bank in the Middle East. At the same time, Semih also worked as a short term consultant at the International Finance Corp[orate (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). Additionally, he is Honorary Treasurer and Board Member of Dubai Offshore Sailing Club (DOSC) in the UAE. Semih holds Master of Science degree in Financial Management from Robert Gordon University in the UK and Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from Istanbul University in Turkiye.