TSL Express Daily News

Wells Fargo released the following statement:

John McQuiston, Head of Global Sales, Global Receivables and Trade Finance with Wells Fargo, died unexpectedly on June 25.

John loved his team and collaborating with his partners at Wells Fargo to help clients. He truly believed in everyone on the team and felt they were capable of doing almost anything. Stuart Brister, head of Wells Fargo’s Global Receivables and Trade (GRT) business, credits John with being one of the main authors of the GRT construct — and he was truly vested on wanting to see it succeed. His background in Corporate Banking, Commercial Banking, and Trade Finance gave John unique skills across many disciplines that allowed for the basis of GRT.

John was a very kind person with a keen wit and historical recall that was second to none. His intellect kept his colleagues on their toes, and he was always learning. John’s passion for knowledge and people was amplified by a passion for reading and history, and his love of everything English made him the number one anglophile.

Prior to his most recent role, John was head of Structuring and Program Management in Wells Fargo’s GRT division. He managed the structuring and execution function for the overall group, including implementation, supplier onboarding, and ongoing program management across the suite of documentary trade and supply chain finance products.

Before that, John managed the EMEA and U.S. Large Corporate International Trade Services team. He also ran the Supply Chain Finance business for Wells Fargo Capital Finance, where he led the bank’s efforts in expanding the business into Europe. Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2011, John spent 13 years at Citibank, in a range of corporate banking and senior risk positions in the U.S. and London. While at Citibank, he helped grow the trade and supply chain finance business in the retail and consumer products sector.

John earned an M.B.A. from Columbia University and a B.A. from Middlebury College. Originally a native of Westchester County, New York, he spent 11 years in the United Kingdom before relocating back to New York.

It is never easy to say goodbye to the people we care about. Our hearts go out to John’s family and friends. May his memory be a blessing.