Leadership Team
About
Meet the members of our global leadership team
Our leadership team has an ambitious vision and a strong track record of performance.
About HC Group
Simon Collins - Director and Chairperson
Simon has been in the commodities business for over 25 years. Latterly, he sat on Trafigura’s Management Board, taking responsibility for the group’s Metals & Minerals business. He is now an entrepreneur, investing in commodities & technology.
Damian Stewart - Managing Partner
Damian Stewart is Managing Partner and co-head of HC Group. He joined HC in London in 2004 before launching the company’s Asia platform in Singapore in 2008. He now oversees HC Group's commercial operations across the EMEA and Asia regions.
Paul Chapman - Managing Partner
Paul Chapman is Managing Partner and Co-Head of HC Group. Paul joined HC in 2004 in the London Office. In 2007 he launched HC’s Americas offering, basing himself in Houston - where he lives with his family.
Operations Team
Li Ann Gan
SingaporeOperations Manager - EA Reg. R1770577
Megan Luna
HoustonOperations Manager
Jordanna Batley
LondonOperations Manager
Marwa Badran
Abu DhabiOperations Assistant
Marketing Team
Harry Kretchmer
LondonDirector of HC Insider
Dina Patel
LondonContent Marketing Manager
Commercial Support
Jeylan Mehmet
LondonCommercial Support Specialist
Naz Ali
HoustonCommercial Support Specialist
Irene Lau
LondonCommercial Support Specialist
Finance & Treasury
Vyshnavy Balasundram
LondonGroup Finance Manager
Huseyin Tasyurdu
LondonAccounts Assistant
Jasdeep Chana
LondonManagement Accountant
Harriet Shropshire
LondonGroup Financial Controller
Danni Saltmarsh
LondonManagement Accountant
Latest from HC Insider
"An Extraordinary Network" - Reflections on Switzerland's Commodities Trading Future
The HC Insider Podcast recently visited Geneva to debate the future of Switzerland as a commodities trading hub.
The Future of Switzerland as a Commodities Trading Hub: Live Event.
Our panelists were Simon Collins, Ivo Sarjanovic, Sarah Hunt, and Florence Schurch.
The Carbon Markets with Ariel Perez
Our guest is Ariel Perez, Head of Environmental Products at Hartree Partners.
Changing Talent Demand: Explore HC Group's Market Review, Q1 2024
Access our quarterly Market Review of global commodities search trends. Explore our talent data visualization.
Notes from the FT Commodities Summit 2024
Key takeaways from this year's FT Commodities Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland.
AI and Commodities with Felipe Elink Schuurman
Our guest is Felipe Elink Schuurman, CEO & Founder of Sparta Commodities.
Navigating Agri-foodtech: Strategies in a Changing Talent Landscape
HC Group's Takeaways from Agri Tech & Food Tech Conferences in 2024
Diversity Champion: Novera Khan, Founder and CEO of EmBER Advisory LLC and co-founder of HC Group’s Thought Partners
Meet our Diversity Champion Novera Khan, Founder & CEO of EmBER Advisory LLC & co-founder of HC Group’s Thought Partners
Dedollarisation with Jonah Van Bourg
Our guest is Jonah Van Bourg, Director at Onyx Commodities.
Uranium with John Cash
Our guest is John Cash, CEO of Ur Energy (URG)
Virtual Barrels with Ilia Bouchouev
Our guest is Ilia Bouchouev is the Managing Partner at Pentathlon Investments.
Diversity Champion: Raj Murugesan, Head of Global Poultry at dsm-firmenich
Meet our Diversity Champion, Raj Murugesan, Head of Global Poultry at dsm-firmenich
Are the Markets Forecastable? With Matteo Mazzoni
Our guest is Matteo Mazzoni, Director of Energy Analytics at ICIS.
The Path Forward: Driving Diversity in the Trading Community
Our guests are Carol Howle, EVP Trading & Shipping at bp and Alice Acuña, EVP Trading at CEPSA.
The Trading Future of Critical Minerals: HC Insider Podcast Live Event hosted by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Our guests are Guy Winter - Fasten, Jess Fung - Pala Investments, Matthew Ashley - Traxys and Caspar Rawles - Benchmark.