Mizuho has appointed Saad Latif サアド・ラティフ as Head of Trade Finance for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Based in Dubai, Latif joins Mizuho after nearly 4 years of tenure as Head of Structured Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance at Gulf International Bank (GIB) in Bahrain, and previous roles at SMBC Australia, AmericanExpress, Citi, Barclays and Standard Chartered, collectively building more than 20 years of trade-finance expertise.

He will be reporting to Ravi Sivasubramanian, Head of Trade Finance EMEA at Mizuho. Latif will play a key role in scaling the bank’s footprint in the MEA region, supporting clients with tailored trade-finance solutions and driving the growth of regional operations. This appointment underscores Mizuho’s strategic focus on the MEA corridor, a region experiencing strong trade flows and increasing demand for sophisticated financing solutions.

Latif shared, “thrilled to drive growth and innovation in this important region, leveraging Mizuho’s trade finance capabilities, delivering exceptional value to clients, and solidifying our position as a key trade partner”.