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Niron Rampersad is the Divisional Executive for Trade at Nedbank CIB, where he leads the bank\u2019s strategy to position Nedbank as a market-leading partner in Trade and Supply Chain Finance across South Africa and the continent. He drives the expansion and modernisation of the Trade franchise by delivering digitally enabled, client-centric solutions that unlock working capital, support efficient cross-border trade, and strengthen resilience across complex supply chains.<\/p>

He holds an MBA in Executive Management with distinction from UCT. With over 20 years\u2019 experience in Trade and Supply Chain Finance, Niron brings deep expertise across the full spectrum of clients, from SMMEs to large multinational corporates. He is a sought-after speaker, panellist, and thought leader on the future of trade, supply chain optimisation, and Africa\u2019s evolving trade ecosystem.

Niron is especially passionate about advancing intra-Africa trade and championing strategic trade corridors that will support the continent\u2019s next wave of economic growth.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":9262,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"speaker_year":[293],"speakers_category":[296,297],"class_list":["post-13384","speaker","type-speaker","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","speaker_year-293","speakers_category-leaders-forum","speakers_category-plenary"],"yoast_head":"\nNiron Rampersad - 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