Pavel A.
International Trade And Finance Consultant And Lecturer
Professional Value
Pavel is a trade finance consultant who helps commercial banks’ trade finance teams design and implement robust documentary credit and guarantee frameworks. He has delivered seminars in over 40 countries, co‑authored the UCP 600 and URDG 758 revisions, and serves on ICC Banking Commission task forces on guarantees and forfaiting, shaping global trade standards.
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Executive Profile
Pavel is an international trade and finance consultant and lecturer. He has worked for a number of leading local and international banks in various positions, including trade finance specialist, head of trade finance, trade finance risk manager, and in-house trainer.
Pavel is Secretary to the Banking Commission of ICC Czech Republic, which he regularly represents at ICC Banking Commission meetings abroad. He has been deeply involved in the revision of UCP as a member of the UCP 600 Consulting Group, formed by over forty experts from around the world. He has also been closely involved in the revision of URDG 758.
Currently, he is a member of the ICC Task Force on Guarantees, a member of the new ICC Banking Commission Consulting Group for Forfaiting, and a member of the ICC Banking Commission Consulting Group for Rules on BPO. In 2010-2011, he also served as a member of the ICC Banking Commission Group of Experts which drafted the official ICC Banking Commission Opinions on ICC Rules.
Pavel worked closely with Mr Miroslav Subert, a member of the Incoterms 2010 Drafting Group, during the revision of Incoterms. In October 2014, he was appointed as Secretary to the Commission on Commercial Law and Practice of ICC Czech Republic.
Pavel is also a DOCDEX Expert of ICC Centre for Expertise with ICC International Arbitration Court, ICC Paris, and an arbitrator with Vilnius Arbitration Court, Lithuania. He is an active trainer under the Global Trade Finance programme of IFC and the lead tutor in Finance of International Trade with the eBusiness School International.
He holds an LL.M in international trade law from Northumbria University, UK.
Core Competencies
Finance, Financial Tools
Pavel specializes in finance and financial tools, providing consulting and lecturing services to various organizations, including international development banks and commercial banks, on topics such as documentary credits, guarantees, and trade finance.
Trade
Pavel has expertise in trade, having worked with leading local and international banks in trade finance positions and contributed to the revision of UCP and URDG 758, demonstrating his in-depth knowledge of international trade practices.
Train The Trainer
As a experienced trainer, Pavel has delivered seminars and consultancy services in over 40 countries, and is a lead tutor in finance of international trade, indicating his ability to train others effectively, including training trainers in presentation skills and other areas.