The African Export-Import Bank has appointed Gwen Mwaba as its new director of Trade Finance. She takes over the position from Kanayo Awani who was recently appointed managing director, Intra-African Trade Initiative. Until her appointment, Ms. Mwaba was the regional manager for Anglophone West Africa in charge of Afreximbank's Abuja Branch Office, a position she held since May 2015. A Zambian national, the new director joined Afreximbank from Standard Bank Plc., where she worked as executive vice president, Structured Trade Finance and Syndications for Africa based in London. Prior to that, she worked variously with Stanbic Bank Zambia Ltd. as Head, Vehicle and Asset Finance and as Head, Corporate Banking; Standard Bank of South Africa as Head of Corporate Banking; African Banking Corporation as Corporate Banking Manager; and Stanbic Bank Zambia Ltd. as account manager, Financial Services.