From working at a bank, in a consultancy and for a technology vendor, David Hennah, head of trade at technology provider Misys, has gained a varied perspective on the trade finance industry. But it is during his near eight years at the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) as a senior product manager that he was able to build relationships with many of the world’s 3000 trade banks.
This is his second stint at Misys, rejoining the firm after working there between 2001 and 2005. Prior to that he worked a management consultant for ICL/Fujitsu Services, and before that he was at Barclays for more than 15 years. He says that he became motivated to do something with his career that would make a difference to the industry. And, his involvement in the commercialisation of the bank payment obligation (BPO) is one such example.
