Aman has almost 11 years of experience in financial services, having held a number of senior roles in the sector.

He started his career as a relationship support manager at Barclays Corporate, and his most recent role was regional sales director at IGF Group.

Aman’s new role at BFS is his third, having previously worked at the independent business funder as a technical manager and relationship manager.

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Aman will now focus on supporting the trade finance team with structuring bespoke funding arrangements for SMEs and will also work to develop BFS’s product range to provide SMEs with more choice.

Aman said that BFS was a market-leading independent funder.

“It is innovative in its approach and has a high calibre of professionals within the business that I look forward to working with.

“As head of trade services, I am keen to develop BFS’s trade finance offering and support more businesses as they expand internationally.”