Sethi has over 20 years of experience in finance, and has worked across the shipping, logistics, metal and mining industries; the shipping firm has offices across the globe, including in Asia and the Middle East.
Majed Julfar has joined the German bank in the Middle East from Etihad Credit Insurance, where he was director of trade credit insurance and export finance.
The Australian lithium producer has said it will look for both internal and external candidates to replace outgoing chief financial officer Luke Bortoli who is pursuing "other opportunities".