BNP Paribas appoints Head of Global Trade Solutions Amsterdam

BNP Paribas appoints Joeri Overmars as Head of Global Trade Solutions as of 15 June. He succeeds Joost Niessen, who will retire on 1 August. Joeri will be responsible for the continued growth of Global Trade Solutions and associated products and services such as Bank Guarantees, Letters of Credit and Supply Chain Management Services. Joeri Overmars previously worked at HSBC Nederland as Senior Sales Manager Global Trade and Receivables Finance. Joeri and his team are part of the 350 experts at BNP Paribas working in the field of Trade Solutions and who are active in more than 100 specialized trading centers in 60 countries.

Geert Lippens, CEO BNP Paribas Netherlands: “Global Trade Solutions has had a strong and active team in the Dutch market for years. The arrival of Joeri will allow us to strengthen our leading position in Trade and Working Capital Solutions across EMEA, which is a key pillar of our Dutch growth plan. I would also like to thank Joost for his tremendous contribution to BNP Paribas Nederland over the past 36 years, of which the last six years as Head of Global Trade Solutions in the Netherlands”.