We’d love you to meet the experts in working capital and liquidity. Our team are business people, first and foremost with solid financial expertise behind them. Our single focus is to fund and deliver flexible working capital solutions that fit your business needs and deliver tangible benefits to you and your supply chain.
Every Woodsford TradeBridge facility comes with our straightforward pledge:
We will treat you fairly with no hidden fees, no lock-ups and no fuss.
Our team are business people, first and foremost with a solid financial expertise behind us. Our single focus is to fund and deliver flexible working capital solutions that fit your business needs and deliver tangible benefits to you and your supply chain.
Background:
Mark's 17 year career with Siemens can best be described as ‘varied’. Starting as a commercial graduate he held a number of operational and senior level roles in finance, supply chain and IT; making him (we think) the perfect guy to understand how Supply Chain Finance can best meet your needs. What's not to love about Supply Chain Finance?
"I just keep thinking about how many problems I could have solved in my career if I had access to a Woodsford TradeBridge supplier early payment programme". Facts about Mark:
Background:
Drew has over 20 years business development and relationship management experience within the UK corporate environment. He has worked for some of the largest local and foreign financial institutions in various management roles.
What I love about Woodsford
Finance that is unsecured and on call, what's not to like? It is a great solution to help your suppliers and working capital needs.
Facts about Drew
Background:
Jonathan is a chartered accountant having learnt his craft and earned his ACA qualification at KPMG’s London office. He still doesn’t quite know how he ended up here, having started out in Forensic Toxicology after university. What I love about Woodsford
I enjoy the fluidity and flexibility of SCF with constantly innovative solutions being devised to help clients. Facts about Jonathan:
Background:
Arnaud holds a Master's Degree in Engineering from Ecole Centrale de
Marseille, France as well as an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the
London School of Economics. He has also completed his CFA qualification.
What I love about working for Woodsford Tradebridge:
I am exposed to so many different types of businesses in this role, so it's
great learning about the industry sectors and the strategies our clients put
in place to succeed.
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Background
Nabila has a Master’s degree in Finance and Accounting from IAE (business school) of Nice along with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Management from the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
Having worked at BNP Paribas in France for 2 years as a Credit Risk Analyst she then progressed to Risk Manager at URICA who provide invoice discounting and SCF. After a successful two and a half years there she has now joined the Woodsford Tradebridge team.
What I love about working for Woodsford Tradebridge
At Woodsford Tradebridge I feel much closer to the clients. I am exposed to businesses across a wide range of industries and work hard to understand their past and present to be able to make a positive impact on their future.
Facts about Nabila
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Max has over 15 years’ experience in e-Commerce partnerships & account development, coupled with a high level of technical expertise. He has a history of dealing with global clients and has experience of driving growing companies to successful acquisition and IPO.
What I love about Woodsford:
Innovation is at the heart of the service we provide to our e-Commerce partners here, and it is that innovation that allows them to drive a striking rate of growth.
Facts About Max:
Max has travelled extensively, over all 5 continents and spent time in over 60 countries, focusing on meeting people and trying new food. He is trilingual (English, French, Spanish) and is working hard on his Italian and Portuguese!
Background:
Will began his career with a leading asset based lender, focussed on the trade finance sector of the business. Building his knowledge to incorporate invoice and asset finance, Will is a key man in our operations team. What I love about supply chain finance
At TradeBridge we receive so much positive feedback from our customers, I'm really proud of the unique service we provide. Facts about Will:
Background:
Laura started her career in retail banking in Paris and then moved to London to join the commercial finance sector. Here she has built up her expertise by working in highly regulated, customer-oriented and target driven environments, learning to apply corporate quality service to achieve both business and customer service objectives. She is bilingual - French and English.
What I love about working for Woodsford Tradebridge:
When I joined Woodsford Tradebridge, one of the first things I noticed was how close we are to our clients. I am loving this proximity, and the opportunity I have for a customised approach to satisfy a client’s needs.
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As our Marketing Analyst, Natali is always on the hunt for fresh new customers! With her management degree from Loughborough University, analytical skills and a dose of imagination, she builds strategies to showcase the unmatched benefits Woodsford Tradebridge can bring to ambitious businesses looking for new opportunities to grow.
What I love about working for Woodsford Tradebridge:
I love being a matchmaker! Woodsford Tradebridge has the funding tool and there are companies out there that need funding for success, I just bring them together and wait for the magic to happen. And I’m often here at 6pm on Friday, just because I love the team and the encouraging environment.
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Background:
A BSc in Business and Management, Moses began his career working in France before joining Woodsford in early 2018 – which mean he fits in just fine in an office full of Francophiles!
Working in the Operations team, Moses brings commercial awareness and plenty of expertise in client services. His diligent and conscientious manner supporting the Woodsford Tradebridge clients has ensured he has become a “go to” team member for our clients.
What I love about working for Woodsford Tradebridge:
It’s great to speak with so many Clients whose goals become a reality with just a little help from one of our financial products!
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Background
Jenny started her career with HSBC working her way up to a senior commercial role. After some time working in the Foreign Exchange industry and in a commercial role for the corporate arm of a charity, Jenny progressed her career to corporate finance, specialising in cash flow and working capital solutions
What I Love About Working Capital Solutions
It’s fantastic to work with businesses to improve their cash flow, allowing them greater flexibility with their suppliers and clients, and ultimately adding value to their bottom line. I enjoy seeing our customers benefit from our facilities by winning contracts they might otherwise not have got.
Interesting Facts About Me:
Seb has worked in Asset Based Lending (ABL) for 10 years, initially on the portfolio side before moving into new business development. In his previous role he was responsible the management and origination of new business for the Healthcare Division of his employers ABL book. As a student of the industry he won the ‘Asset Based Finance Association - Student of the Year Award - 2017’
Background:
Andy has spent his career providing financial services to the pharmacy sector and starting his own companies - including co-founding Woodsford RxBridge. If you have a question about the retail pharmacy industry, Andy is your go to man. What I love about Woodsford
It is a true family business that's both extremely professional and has the air of independence and fun about it. The team are amazing and they get things done! Facts about Andy:
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A specialised in trade finance and asset-based lending, Maurice co-founded Woodsford Trade Finance to further realise his goal of providing business with straightforward financial solutions that allow them to prosper.
What I love about Woodsford
No two days are ever the same and we get to help a diverse set of people and businesses which is very rewarding.
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Background:
Grant was quick to spot the opportunity of the London FinTech scene back in 2012 and has since taken advantage of his consulting experience and passion for SME's to develop supply chain finance solutions that are tailored to the business needs of each client.
What's not to love about supply chain finance?
I've spoken with many, many businesses that are tired of invoice discounting facilities with hidden fees that don't meet their business needs. Tradebridge have torn up the rule book and created an innovative finance solution that I love surprising people with.
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Background:
Murray has been selling and delivering complex financial solutions to large corporate customers in the UK and Australia for over 30 years. He has worked for some of the biggest names in the commercial finance, although he says having been acquired by GE twice in his career, is quite enough thank you! What's not to love about supply chain finance?
If only I had known about this earlier, I could have helped many a customer! Facts about Murray:
Background
Alina’s banking career started over ten years ago and she has previously worked at RBS and Santander in both client- facing and product management roles. With this experience she knows that having visibility of the entire client journey, from inception to transacting, is a great perspective, highlighting market demands, existing capabilities and innovation opportunities. With the move to Woodsford Tradebridge she has quickly realised the advantage that the FinTech sector has over some banks, is that it can offer more flexibility and deliver innovative solutions.
What I love about working for Woodsford Tradebridge
“I believe that Woodsford TradeBridge are truly unique because of our ongoing focus on providing bespoke solutions to clients - and the delivery speed with which this is achieved. We are continuously developing our offerings to be better fitted to our client’s needs and changing conditions in the market.”
Facts about Alina
I have camped, un-fenced, on top of a volcano crater in the middle of the savannah in Northern Tanzania. You could hear the animals move around, eat grass and sometimes touch the tent. Needless to say I had some sleepless nights during that holiday!
I like taking on new challenges and last year managed to master beginners’ level in Mandarin, Chinese.
Background
Martin has been working within finance since 2003 in several different roles, dealing with small SME businesses through to large multi nationals. Most recently at Santander, he was involved in the development of their supply chain finance product to UK SMEs. With an expert understanding of the benefits SCF can deliver, he is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable advocate and takes pride in in his friendly and trustworthy approach.
What I love about working for Woodsford Tradebridge
WTB are a growing, dynamic company who offer unique funding solutions for their clients. I love that Woodsford TradeBridge are keen to understand what a client needs to enable them grow, it feels like we offer a “family friendly” approach to work and to finance solutions.
Facts about Martin
I have ‘run’ three marathons and it’s highly likely I will not do any more!!!
Background
Prior to joining the Woodsford Group, Zhijian was the head of soft commodities at ED&F Man Group, in the London, New York and Singapore offices. Zhijian holds a Masters degree from the National University of Singapore and a Bachelor’s degree from Fudan University. He is a CFA Charter Holder and the author of “China 88 – The real China and how to deal with it” (English) and “Investment wisdom of a little tortoise” (Mandarin).
What I love about working for Woodsford Tradebridge
Years of experience in the commodity trading industry taught me that many companies desperately need working capital to finance their growth, and yet there are all kinds of reasons they are unable to get it from banks at a reasonable cost. At Woodsford Tradebridge I am able to bridge that gap and in Singapore, a trading hub that hosts almost all the major trading houses in the world, I am excited to be in the right place at the right time.
Facts about Zhijian
Zhijian is a regular media contributor on economic matters (Business Times, Reuters, Economic Times, Lianhe Zaobao) and he has more than 100,000 followers on his social media networks in China. He is also a very popular podcaster “Wu Zhijian’s evidentialist channel”.
BA in Modern Languages (German & French), University of Oxford
Masters in Finance, London Business School
After joining ED&F Man in 2000 Olivier rose to become Director of the US$350m Global Sugar Trading division and a Member of the Board of Directors. Since joining Woodsford in 2009, he has been a founding Director of: Woodsford Capital Management; Piquant Capital; Woodsford Litigation Funding and Woodsford Health.
B. Bus (Business Administration), Monash University
Graduate Diploma, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University
During his 17 year career with Siemens, Mark held a variety of senior management positions in Europe and Asia, successfully launching the Australian Division of Siemens IT Solutions in 2008 as CFO/COO. Mark joined Woodsford Consulting in Sept 2012 before founding Woodsford TradeBridge in April 2013.
BSc in Economics and Law Joint Hons, University College of Wales
Masters in Business Law, City University
With over 30 years’ experience, Robert is one of the most knowledgeable and respected risk management professionals in the UK Asset Based Finance sector. Robert was formerly Head of Risk Management and a Statutory Board Director of the UKs largest SME lender, Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance.
BSc in Economics & Industrial Relations, London School of Economics
Mark joined PWC in 1997, completed his CIMA qualifications and from 2000-04 was a Manager in the Corporate Finance division. Mark joined Woodsford Consulting in 2005, where he is now Managing Director. Mark sits on the Supervisory Board of Dom Development SA; and is a Director of Woodsford Litigation Funding.
