Meet the Atrafin team
Meet the team bringing decades of experience
Our Executives
Steve Greene
Steve Greene
President, Head of Americas Finance
Steve Greene is President of Atrafin, the American Trade and Finance Company. He joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer close to twenty years ago and has spent that time structuring and closing United States Export-Import Bank transactions, with particular depth in the medium-term program, for exporters selling into emerging markets. Few people have worked inside the EXIM system for as long, and his relationship with the Private Export Funding Corporation, which funds Atrafin’s lending, now runs close to thirty years. Steve came to lending from both sides of the transaction, beginning his career in international business development at a United States exporter that used EXIM financing to grow its overseas sales before moving into international lending where EXIM was the primary focus. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Trinity College in Hartford.
Adam Gross
Adam Gross
CEO
Adam leads Atrafin, with overall responsibility for the firm’s trade and structured finance business and its United States Export-Import Bank practice. He trained as an accountant, qualifying with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and spending the first three years of his career in audit, before moving to the operating side. He built out the Asian distributor businesses of Chef Works, a global hospitality uniform group with distribution into more than eighty countries and manufacturing across three continents, and helped establish its global sourcing and quality control office in Hong Kong. Having run companies across multiple jurisdictions, managing international supply chains, logistics, currency exposure and working capital, he starts every transaction with what a client is trying to build commercially rather than with the structure.
Ilan Subotzky
Ilan Subotzky
Head of EMEA Finance
Ilan leads Finance at ATRAFIN, overseeing the financial side of the business and working on how transactions are structured, negotiated, and closed. A qualified CA (SA), he joined ATRAFIN in 2015 and has built the financial infrastructure behind the firm’s growth, including establishing its European business units. His experience spans export credit agency financing, project finance, and asset finance, with deals closed across Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. He also maintains ATRAFIN’s relationships with the banks and institutions that fund those transactions.
Galya Kramer
Galya Kramer
Chief Operating Officer
Galya Kramer is Chief Operating Officer of Atrafin and a qualified CA(SA). She joined Atrafin in 2021, bringing more than 12 years of corporate and investment banking experience gained at one of the largest banks in Africa. Galya provides operational leadership, overseeing the Johannesburg support function, loan closing and servicing, transaction execution, disbursements, compliance, governance and engagement with EXIM Bank. She also leads system development and process improvement initiatives to strengthen operational efficiency, controls and reporting. Her expertise spans finance, risk management, strategy, structured products and business management, enabling her to navigate complex transactions and translate strategic priorities into execution.
Brent Stefiuk
Brent Stefiuk
Head of Trade Credit
Brent leads Trade Credit at ATRAFIN, helping companies protect their receivables and make smarter decisions about customer risk. He began his trade credit career with Allianz Trade on the carrier side before moving to Texel Americas as a broker, giving him a practical view of how coverage is underwritten, structured, and used. Today, he works with businesses of every size across virtually every industry, whether they sell domestically, internationally, or both. Born and raised in Canada, Brent also lived in Australia and Europe before moving to the United States more than a decade ago. He lives in Manhattan Beach with his wife and, outside of work, they can usually be found traveling, skiing, or doing just about anything outdoors.
Dani Shein
Dani Shein
Loan Closing Manager
Dani Shein is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa and Loan Closing Manager at Atrafin, where she is responsible for the end-to-end loan closing process and loan servicing function for complex cross-border export and trade finance transactions in emerging markets. She coordinates borrowers, export credit agencies, legal counsel and parties, overseeing documentation, conditions precedent and disbursements to ensure transactions progress efficiently.
Before joining Atrafin in 2024, Dani was a Partner and Head of the Commercial Law Department at a South African law firm. She advised clients on commercial transactions and corporate matters, with experience in negotiating and drafting agreements, advising on shareholder relationships and disputes, conducting research and due diligence, managing commercial litigation and leading and mentoring a team of professionals.
Tarryn Gittelson
Tarryn Gittelson
Loan Closing Manager
Tarryn Gittelson is Loan Closing Manager at Atrafin and an admitted attorney. She joined Atrafin in 2026, bringing a strong legal and compliance background gained as a Legal Advisor within the asset management arm of one of the largest banking and investment institutions in South Africa, where she provided legal advice and practical solutions to mitigate risk. She previously worked as a Compliance Officer in a financial advice business and completed articles in commercial law, civil litigation and corporate law. At Atrafin, Tarryn oversees loan closing and servicing, ensuring accurate, efficient and compliant transaction execution. Her expertise spans regulatory compliance, including the FAIS General Code of Conduct, the Companies Act, and dispute resolution, combined with strong communication skills.
Samuel N. Paul
Samuel N. Paul
Senior Underwriter
Samuel N. Paul is a Senior Underwriter at Atrafin, where he underwrites loans to foreign buyers of U.S. capital equipment, including securing Ex-Im Bank’s guarantee of the company’s loan applications. He brings over three decades of experience in cross-border trade finance, having built his career at UPS Capital Business Credit from 1996 to 2022 before joining Atrafin. During his tenure at UPS Capital, Samuel managed the launch of two new loan products, Export Working Capital and Insured Receivable Finance, and led a six-person unit that closed and funded over $350 million in loans to emerging market borrowers. He also created and led the bank’s International Asset Recovery Division, restructuring over $55 million in troubled loans and saving the bank nearly $4 million in charge-offs. His earlier experience includes underwriting and managing a portfolio of loans to borrowers in Brazil and Argentina, as well as structuring $50 million in pre-export financing for the sugar and coffee trading sectors. Samuel holds an M.I.M. from the American Graduate School of International Management and a B.A. from Bates College.
Jacques DeMerville
Jacques DeMerville
underwriting manager
Jacques DeMerville is an Underwriting Manager at Atrafin. He joined the firm over fifteen years ago as an underwriting, loan closings and business development manager. In these capacities, he structured and underwrote medium term transactions under the US Export Import Bank financing programs with particular emphasis on emerging markets in Africa, Middle East and Eastern Europe. Jacques came to Atrafin after 30 years of international and domestic business development, portfolio management and underwriting experience with some of the largest US banks. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from DePaul University in Chicago and an Engineering Degree from ENSAIT in France. Jacques is a native French speaker.