Laurence Anderson Executive Director, Head of Financial Institutions EMEA, Global Trade Finance, SMBC Bank International Laurence is a multilingual senior financial services executive with an experienced and broad background in Trade Finance. He currently manages the Financial Institutions Primary Origination and Distribution desks at SMBC’s Global Trade HQ, based in London. With a career in international trade and financial services spanning over 20 years, he has formerly held roles in product management and sales at J.P. Morgan and Bank of America. He has a BA (Hons) degree in Modern Languages from University College London, and is a Certified International Trade Advisor, accredited by the Institute of Export.