Premesha McDonald (nee Motha) | HC Group

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Premesha joined HC Group in 2015 and is a Director working within the Metals and Minerals practice in Singapore.

She enables HCs industry leading clients to secure and nurture senior talent with niche skills, to grow and stay relevant in the ever evolving commodity marketplace. She is proud of her journey with the company from associate to portfolio lead and the first female Director in Asia.

I enjoy supporting the metals and minerals community through building effective businesses and fulfilling careers that contribute to the larger social and economic goals.

Area of Focus

Trading, Marketing & Origination

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The Container Shipping Market with Peter Sand

The container shipping market, the lynchpin of global commerce, is in turmoil. Why the turmoil?

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Metals Recycling Has Huge Growth Potential – But Where Is The Talent?

The need to decarbonize the metals industry, surging metals demand due to the energy transition

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LME’s Move to Freeze Nickel Market Could Trigger Stricter Trading Rules in High Volatility

LME said it would stop trading physically settled nickel contracts and cancel all the nickel trades performed that day

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The Paradigm Shift in Mining with Roland Rechtsteiner

What will the miner of the future look like and what are the characteristics of the winners?

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The Battery Metals Supply Chain: Solutions & opportunities with Chris Berry

There is a fundamental mismatch between forecasted demand and supply for those metals vital for energy transition.

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Diverse strategies drive hiring demand

The net-zero transition & new technology remain the primary drivers behind the strategies of mining and metals players.

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The Rare Metals War: pollution, politics and the energy transition with Guillaume Pitron

In this episode, we explore the hidden, dark side of the energy transition.

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Navigating the Tanker Market with Richard Matthews

What drives the tanker market? What are the short- and long-term impacts of the pandemic?

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The exploration of lithium brine in Mongolia

Canadian mining company ION Energy is on track to becoming a major player in the battery metals space.

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The impact of environmental concerns on the metals markets

Sustainability has become an increasingly important priority for many industries this year.

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The future of sustainable battery recycling

HC Insider speaks to ex-trader Nishchay Chadha, now CEO at US start-up ACE Green Recycling.

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In Conversation With

In Conversation with… Surendra Patawari

Damian Stewart speaks to Surendra Patawari, founder of Gemini Corp

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The future of the metals and mining industry

There has been a big evolution in terms of the traditional stereotypes of trader-producer.

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How can commodity traders use technology to work with shipping companies?

A more fundamental challenge in the shipping workflow is the fragmentation of information.

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Lithium and the Global Battery Arms Race with Simon Moores

Globally, we have begun the transformation to the lithium-ion Economy.

Douglas Ferguson, HC Group Director (Singapore office) for the Liquid Fuels and Chemicals practice

Douglas Ferguson

Douglas joined HC Group as a Director in 2019 to lead our APAC Liquid Fuels and Chemicals practice from Singapore.

Rina Kaciu, HC Group, Associate Consultant with the Metals and Minerals practice in London

Rina Kaciu

Rina joined HC in November 2019 and is a Senior Associate working within the Metals and Minerals practice in London.

Andrew Watson

Andrew joined HC Group in 2015 and is responsible for managing Latin America.

Helen joined HC Group in 2021 as an Associate Consultant within the Metals & Minerals practice based in Houston, TX.

Helen Chuong

Helen joined HC Group in 2021 as an Associate Consultant within the Metals & Minerals practice based in Houston, TX.

Jonathan Kimura

Jonathan joined HC Group in 2021 and is focused on the commodities and natural resources in Brazil.

Lauren joined HC Group’s Metals and Minerals team as a graduate in 2021. She studied Criminology and Sociology at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Lauren Jasicki

Lauren joined HC Group's Metals and Minerals team as a graduate in 2021.

Raúl Ceron

Raúl joined HC Group in 2019 and focuses on the commodity's natural resources market in South America.

Zoe Zhou

Zoe Zhou joined HC Group in 2021 and is based in our Singapore office.

Laura Beger, HC Group Director (London) within the Liquid Fuels and Chemicals practice

Laura Berger

Laura joined HC Group in 2021 and is a Director working within the Liquid Fuels and Chemicals practice in London.

Jamie Tranter, HC Group (New York) Consultant in the liquid fuels investment and trading practice.

Jamie Tranter

Jamie first joined HC Group in 2009, before leaving in 2016 and returning in 2020 to manage the New York office.

Daniel Cordell, HC Group Director in the Liquid Fuels and Chemicals sector, London.

Daniel Cordell

Daniel joined HC in 2007 and is a Portfolio Director working within the Gas, Power and Renewables practice in London.

Heather Falgout, HC Group, works within the Agriculture and Nutrition practice in Houston

Heather Falgout

Heather joined HC Group in 2019 and works within the Agriculture and Nutrition practice in Houston.

Anoush Kafayati, (London) HC Group Associate in Liquid, Fuels and Chemicals.

Anoush Kefayati

Anoush joined HC Group in 2013 and spearheads the Liquid Fuels and Chemicals practice in the EMEA region.

Victoria Todd. Dubai- HC Group, EMEA Liquid Fuels practice.

Victoria Todd

Victoria joined HC Group in 2019 and works within the EMEA Liquid Fuels practice.

Alex Coghlan, HC Group Director for the Agriculture and Nutrition practice in Houston

Alex Coghlan

Alex joined HC Group in 2013 and is the Director for the Agriculture and Nutrition practice, based in Houston.

David Baranowski, Human Capital Director for Corporate Functions and Gas, Power & Energy Transition

David Baranowski

David is a Director overseeing the Corporate Functions and Gas, Power & Energy Transition practices in North America.

Amelia May, HC Group Senior Associate, Singapore

Amelia Chahal

Amelia joined HC Group in 2018 and is a Senior Associate based in Singapore.

Andy joined HC Group in 2021 and is a Director overseeing trading functions across Gas, Power and Renewables practices in North America.

Andy Morrison

Andy joined HC Group in 2021 as an Director in the Gas, Power and Renewables practices in North America.

Brittany Rath, Agriculture and Nutrition department. HC Group, Houston

Brittany Rath

Brittany joined HC Group in 2021 and is a Senior Associate within the Agriculture and Nutrition practice in Houston.

Chrissie joined HC Group in 2021 and works within the Corporate Functions practice in London.

Christine Tidey

Chrissie joined HC Group in 2021 and works within the Corporate Functions practice in London.

Edward Carter, HC Group Consultant - Director of the Corporate Functions

Edward Carter

Edward Carter joined HC Group in 2014 and is the Head of Corporate Functions.

James joined HC Group's Gas, Power and Renewables team as a graduate in 2021.

James Moody

James joined HC Group's Gas, Power and Renewables team as a graduate in 2021.

James Soo

James joined HC Group in 2021 as an Associate within the Liquid Fuels & Chemicals practice based in Singapore.

Joseph Kulbeth, HC Group, works within the Liquid Fuels practice in Houston

Joseph Kulbeth

Joseph joined HC Group in 2022 and works within the Liquid Fuels & Chemicals practice in Houston.

Joshua Clayton, HC Group Senior Associate, London

Josh Clayton

Josh joined HC Group in 2021 as a Senior Associate and works within the Gas, Power and Renewables practice in London.

Marcos Tassote

Marcos joined HC Group in 2022 and is focused on the commodities and natural resources in Brazil.

Naz Ali, Consultant at HC Group (Houston) within Corporate Functions

Naz Ali

Naz joined HC Group in 2017 and works within the Corporate Functions practice in Houston.

Penny joined HC Group in 2021 and works within the Corporate Functions practice in London.

Penelope Gerrard

Penny joined HC Group in 2021 and works within the Corporate Functions practice in London.

Richard Lee, Commodities Technology - HC Group Director, London

Richard Lee

Richard joined HC Group in 2020 and is the Director responsible for the Commodities Technology practice.

Shanez Fernando, Liquid Fuels and Chemical, HC Group Associate

Shanez Fernando

Shanez joined HC Group in 2020 and is an Associate working within the Liquid Fuels and Chemical practice in London.

Tram joined HC Group in 2021 as an Associate and works within the Functions Practice in Houston.

Tram Pham

Tram joined HC Group in 2021 as an Associate and works within the Functions Practice in Houston.

William joined HC Group in 2021 as an Associate and works within the Technology and Innovation practice in London.

William White

William joined HC Group in 2021 as an Associate and works within the Technology and Innovation practice in London.