Julie CrossGroup Head of Financial Institutions, Allianz TradeJulie Cross has over 25 years’ experience in the Credit Insurance industry, starting her career within Euler Hermes in a variety of sales, account management and underwriting roles, providing trade credit solutions for corporates. With the growth of international supply chains, Julie was instrumental in the development of Allianz Trade’s Multinational products, tailoring bespoke global programmes to meet the needs of growing corporates and Financial Institutions worldwide. Latterly, Julie has specialised in the trade finance space, leveraging from her international network and solution-oriented mindset, to lead Allianz Trade’s Financial Institutions offering. In her role as Group Head of Financial Institutions, she drives the global strategy towards the FI sector, steering the distribution of the group’s full product range, delivering innovative, client-focused solutions to support international trade.