Demica, a UK-based specialist provider of working capital solutions and financing partner to multinational companies, announced the appointment of François Terrade as head of Structuring, effective immediately.

Terrade will be responsible for creating innovative financing solutions to secure optimum advance rates and the lowest cost of funds for Demica’s corporate clients by combining the best of traditional bank securitization techniques with funding alternatives for non-bank investors. Terrade is based in London.

Commenting on the appointment, Matt Wreford, chief executive officer of Demica, said, “François’s proven track-record of business development and of leading cross-border teams stands him in good stead for his new role at Demica as we expand to meet the financing demands of our clients. He will also ensure that Demica’s investors continue to benefit from the zero loss they have experienced on all Demica transactions since inception in 2002.”

Terrade said, “I am delighted to be joining Demica at this pivotal moment in the company’s development. Demica has a highly innovative business model; using technology and data to create tailored financing solutions for our clients, and I look forward to helping to build this business.”

Terrade was previously managing director, Cross Border Receivables Finance, GE Capital International and head of Structured Finance, GE Capital France. At GE Capital, Terrade led the large value and cross-border receivables transaction teams within Europe and led the creation of pan-European factoring transactions. Terrade joined GE Capital in 2005 as head of Capital Markets and Large Corporates. Prior to that, he was at Société Générale, most recently as a director of Debt Capital Markets – Securitization, responsible for arranging securitization programs for European, American and Asian corporates.