Amsterdam 16 April 2012 - Atradius appoints new country manager for Dubai
Leading international credit insurer, Atradius, has appointed Schuyler D’Souza as country manager for Dubai to support the company’s rapidly growing business in the Middle East through its regional partner, Arab Orient.
D’Souza takes over the position from Peter Boberg, who is moving into a new role in Atradius Nordics after being at the heart of the company’s growth and development in Dubai for the past four years.
This new appointment sees Schuyler return to Atradius in Dubai, having previously worked for the company before leaving in 2008 to take up a key post as Chief operating Officer with the government owned Export Credit Agency, where he was responsible for running the agency’s business in UAE.
Having graduated as a Bachelor of Commerce, he went on to gain a post-graduate diploma in business administration, followed by a Masters in marketing management. His early career centred on sales and business development with chemicals giant, Bayer in India and Emirates Bank International in Dubai, before originally joining Atradius in 2003.
Atradius Director of Asia and Middle East, Eric den Boogert, said: “Schuyler is taking on a key role within Atradius and he joins us at an exciting time as the volume of domestic and international trade in Dubai and the UAE means that credit insurance is often regarded as an integral part of good business practices in the region.”
He added: “We are experiencing growing demand for credit insurance and the Middle East provides us with an excellent opportunity to grow our business and our footprint with Arab Orient, and with Dubai continuing to be the hub of our operations”
About Atradius
The Atradius Group provides trade credit insurance, surety and collections services worldwide. With a presence through 160 offices in 45 countries, it has a market share of approximately 31% of the global trade credit insurance market. Atradius has access to credit information on 100 million companies worldwide and makes more than 20,000 trade credit limit decisions daily. Its products help protect companies throughout the world from payment risks associated with selling products and services on credit.
For further information:
Atradius Corporate Communications
Christine Gerryn
Tel.: +31 20 553 2047
E-mail: christine.gerryn@atradius.com