Sudeera Harduth

Group Head of Open Account Finance Product Management at Absa Group Limited

^{Sudeera Harduth is the Head of Open Account Finance Product Management for the Absa Group, responsible for payables and receivables solutions across Pan Africa. She joined Absa in 2015, following 9 years at other financial institutions. In her current role, Sudeera is responsible for executing the Open Account Finance Product strategy across the Group’s presence countries in Africa, which includes driving innovation and product development for the Open Account Finance suite of products. She is passionate about creating awareness and growing the Supply Chain Finance market in Africa and plays an active role in sourcing and delivering innovative capabilities for the Absa Group. Some of her key achievements include:}

^{• The implementation and management of the largest Supplier Finance program in Southern Africa}

^{• She has recently written an article on Supplier Financing and the win-win that can be achieved when collaborating with Fintech partners in the industry}

^{Sudeera has been working in the Banking Sector for 19 years, and has spent the major part of her career in International Trade Finance at Nedbank, First National Bank and the ABSA Group. During this time, she has held multiple roles in Trade Operations, Business Analysis, and Product Management. For the past 16 years, her focus has been on Product Management, with a particular focus on the development of a portfolio of Trade and Open Account Finance products.}

^{Sudeera is currently pursuing her Master’s in Business Administration. She holds a Postgraduate or Diploma in Marketing Management as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Managerial Accounting. In addition, she holds a certificate in Business Analysis, and has completed various leadership and trade finance courses, such as the ICC Certified Trade Finance Professional (CTFP).}