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Mark Houghton
Regional Manager, Political Risk & Trade Credit at XL Catlin
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Mark is the Regional Product Leader for XL Catlin’s Political Risk, Credit & Bond business based in Singapore focusing on cross border trade and emerging market investment, as well as project and asset finance coverage. Having spent 15 years in banking including roles in origination/client coverage, project finance, syndications, securitization, portfolio management and alternative risk distribution, Mark joined XL Catlin in June 2012. Starting his career with the National Australia Bank, he moved to London where he worked for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). Mark established SMBC’s global insurance distribution function as an alternative risk management tool to supplement other non-functioning markets. In this role he coordinated the purchase of political and credit risk insurance globally for SMBC. Returning to Asia Mark joined Standard Chartered where he was responsible for managing the political and credit risk insurance requirements for Transaction Banking. Mark currently sits on an industry-led China Workgroup which was launched by the MAS’ Financial Centre Advisory Panel in 2016.