FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 24, 2012
BAFT-IFSA Media Contact: Sarah Grano
(202) 663-5468
E-mail: sgrano@aba.com

BAFT-IFSA ELECTS NEW BOARD, OFFICERS AT ANNUAL MEETING

LONDON — BAFT-IFSA, an international financial services association, announced its newly elected board for the 2012-2013 year at the association's Global Annual Meeting – Europe. 

The 2012-2013 board will be chaired by Jeremy Wilson, vice chairman, Barclays Corporate. Wilson is responsible for engagement at board or executive committee level with Barclays' major corporate and institutional customers in the development of new business and maintenance of key relationships, and for Barclays representation on industry initiatives.  Wilson has been active with the association for years and has served on the BAFT-IFSA board since 2007.

"I am honoured to chair this distinguished international group during such a crucial time for the transaction banking industry," said Wilson. "BAFT-IFSA has a critical role to play and will continue to enhance industry standards, support the international businesses of its members, work on their behalf with regulators around the world, and act as a voice for the transaction banking industry across the globe."

Other board officers include:

• Vice Chair: James Peterson, Northern Trust
• Secretary/Treasurer: Kimberly Burdette, PNC

The newly elected members of the board are:

• Martin Abrahamson, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Alexandra Holcomb, Westpac
• Sara Joyce, BMO
• Dan Scanlan, Standard Chartered
• Ian Toone, RBC

Continuing directors include:

• John Ahearn, Citi
• Frank Behlmer, BNY Mellon
• Ron Caton, Wells Fargo
• Xu Chen, Bank of China
• Mark Garfield, Zions Bank
• Rita Gonzalez, HSBC
• Peter Knodt, Deutsche Bank
• Akhil Lamba, TD Securities
• Daisy Pillay, Standard Bank
• Duarte Pitta Ferraz, Millennium bcp
• Mike Quinn, JP Morgan
• Mike Rinkus, Comerica
• Victor Sastri, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.
• Craig Schurr, First Merit
• Kathleen Gowin, Interim CEO, BAFT-IFSA

BAFT-IFSA, the leading global financial services association for international transaction banking, provides a forum for analysis, discussion and advocacy amongst international financial institutions and industry suppliers on a wide range of topics affecting transaction banking, including trade finance, payments, and compliance. The association website is www.baft-ifsa.com.

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