HSBC strengthens global trade connectivity with new appointees

HSBC Bank Malta has announced three new appointments, bringing the Bank's International Commercial Banking team further expertise and experience.

The new appointees are Gordon Scicluna as HSBC Malta's Senior International Banking Manager and Head of Payments and Cash Management; Gaetano Sammut - Head of Trade and Receivables Finance; Vincent Borg, Senior Invoice Finance Manager.

"HSBC's international business is a core proposition, providing our commercial customers with  the ability to access banking services from all the key leading countries the HSBC Group  operates within," said HSBC  Malta's  Head  of  Commercial Banking, Michel Cordina.

"With more companies from more countries and sectors than ever before trading internationally, the talent, experience, and expertise brought by these appointees represents an invaluable asset for the bank and its international business customers.

"With around 7,200 offices in both established and faster growing markets, we aim to be where the growth is, connecting local customers to opportunities, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper. Ultimately, we want to help people to fulfill their hopes and realize their ambition."

Scicluna's experience encompasses more than 22 years in financial services, during which he performed a number of senior management roles within the Bank's Personal and Commercial Banking arena. He worked as Branch Manager and led the Contact Centre. Mr Scicluna also project-managed the implementation of HSBC Contact Centre at Swatar, which caters for the UK market. He then moved to Commercial Banking and prior to this new appointment he was Senior Manager for SMEs and occupied the post of Senior Receivables Finance Manager, responsible for managing the Bank's Receivables Finance Business.

Gaetano Sammut, who joined the bank in 1977, specialised in Trade Services, Credit management, and Credit and Risk. In 2009, Mr. Sammut was appointed Head of Trade and Supply Chain, responsible for financing international trade. He is an 'associate' of the Institute of Financial Services, for which he has also previously served as board member as well as secretary. Mr. Sammut is currently a Board Member serving on the Maltese Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

Vincent Borg joined the bank in 1990 and worked in various branches around the island before being appointed Financial Planning Manager.  He then worked as a Compliance Manager for the Bank and later joined HSBC Life Assurance (Malta) Ltd where he ran Business Development, Underwriting and Claims departments for the next six years. In 2011, Mr Borg moved to Commercial Banking as Senior Receivables Finance Manager. Mr Borg is a certified Banker, Financial Adviser and Underwriting Specialist.