Kah Chye will join from Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore, where for the past six years he has held the position of global head of trade finance.
More recently, Kah Chye took responsibility for the bank’s global cash management operation in addition to his trade finance role.
With a experience in senior trade finance roles in both Asia and Europe, Kah Chye will focus on increasing the depth and reach of Barclays Corporate’s trade proposition in key EMEA markets as well as developing the bank’s trade business across Asia and through Barclays growing presence in the US.
Previously, Kah Chye has held senior trade finance positions with Deutsche Bank, JPM Chase and Citibank.
Barclays Corporate head of product John Kelting said that the wealth of experience Kah Chye brings to the team will be key to achieving our long term growth ambitions.
