Sutton Winson aims to grow trade credit by hiring Stuart Austen
Austen will lead trade credit division and joins from Euler Hermes.
Sutton Winson aims to expand its reach in the specialist trade credit market with the appointment of Stuart Austen who joins the business from Euler Hermes.
The broker said Euler Hermes is the UK's largest trade credit insurer and their new recruit's background has been in treasury and finance and latterly a credit consultant at the firm.
Austen will lead the trade credit division of Sutton Winson.
Mentality
David Thomson, Sutton Winson's managing director, speaking about trade credit, told Insur
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