Jonathan Steenberg Appointed Coface Economist for UK & Ireland

Coface is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Steenberg as Economist for the United Kingdom and Ireland. He reports to Bruno De Moura Fernandes, head of macroeconomic Research at Coface, and is based in London.

Jonathan joined Coface’s Economic Research team in January this year.

This team is made of specialists based in Europe, the Middle East, America, and Asia who serve the company's clients and Coface internal experts. The department produces macroeconomic analyses, country and sector risk assessments, and thematic reports that enable companies around the world to assess the environment as accurately as possible, control their risks, and optimise their development.

Jonathan’s appointment strengthens the Department's expertise, whose quality & added value are widely recognised by all Coface stakeholders.

A graduate of the University of Copenhagen, Jonathan Steenberg began his career as an economist within the Financial Stability Company (the Danish Resolution Authority for financial institutions), contributing to the development of restructuring plans for financial institutions and producing research and policy analyses on various topics relevant to resolution planning. In 2020, he joined the Berne Union as an Economic Research Analyst, later Associate Director for Economic Research, focusing on economic research within the export credit and investment insurance industries for which the Berne Union is the international association. The association brings together the world's largest export credit agencies, multilateral financial institutions, and private underwriters of credit and political risk insurance.