GAWIE NEL is a Trade Transaction Officer at AGTF, bringing over 30 years of experience in structured trade and commodity finance middle office operations. He has held transaction management roles at Absa, Barclays, and Standard Chartered Bank, where he also led the middle office for the Africa division. Gawie was instrumental in setting up middle office functions and developing new systems at Standard Chartered and Commodity Connect in Dubai. He holds a Management Development Certificate from the UNISA School of Business Leadership.