Sven de Zoeten is a Managing Director & Co Founder

Of his 31 years long banking career at Deutsche Bank, Sven has spent 29 years in Trade & Commodity finance and the last 12 years as Director in Structured Commodity Trade Finance. Over these years Sven originated and structured a wide range of bilateral and award winning, syndicated facilities.

In 1990 Sven started at H. Albert the Bary and Co N.V. located at the Herengracht in Amsterdam. This was a small boutique bank specialized in Trade & Commodity Finance 50% owned by ABNAMRO and 50% by Deutsche Bank AG. Soon Deutsche Bank bought out ABNAMRO and after being renamed Deutsche Bank de Bary N.V. they became a full branch of DB in the late 90ties. Amsterdam has always remained to be the center of competence for Trade & Commodity Finance for DB globally.

Sven de Zoeten is an innovative and forward-thinking leader with extensive experience in the financial sector, particularly in Trade & Commodity Finance. Known for his creative problem-solving approach, he combines a strong vision with practical decision-making to shape the future. As a natural big-picture thinker, he excels in connecting dots and fostering commercial team spirit.