Philippe STEINER

• Swiss Federal Expert in Banking Economy (2007)

• Certified Documentary Credit Specialist (1999-2005, Institute of Financial Services (UK) / International Chamber of Commerce supported certification)

• Consultant for the local and international financial press for trade finance subjects (AGEFI, Les Echos, Le Temps, Reuters, Bloomberg)

• Speaker at conferences dedicated to trade finance topics (Garant Insurance, Zug Commodity Association, Bloomberg)




Over 20 years of commodity trade finance professional experience.

Philippe Steiner started his career in 1995 at Banque BNP Paribas in Geneva as a Documentary Credit Specialist, position he held till end 2000. He then moved on to take the position of Commodity Trade Finance Relationship Manager in various well-known commodity specialized banking institutions, such as Credit Suisse, ING and BNP Paribas, which he left end 2009.

From 2010 Philippe started providing independent commodity trade finance advisory, coaching and training services for both commodity traders, private investors and commodity trade finance banking institutions.

At late 2013, with the increasing needs within the field for specific educational programs, Philippe launched a Trade Finance Coaching activity under his name to provide specific coaching services and to set-up tailored training programs for active players within the industry.