Robert Wells
Robert Wells joined HC Group in 2022 and works within the Liquid Fields and Chemicals practice in London.
Robert has expertise in oil trading and shipping, with a focus on senior management, traders, charterers and brokers.
Robert completed an LLM in International Commercial Law at the University of Bristol.
His proudest achievement at HC Group was surveying the entire European and Middle East-based chartering, freight trading, and brokering personnel markets and delivering the intelligence to a client.
My time at HC Group has involved learning about the commodities markets and working with an excellent group of intelligent and ambitious individuals, driven to deliver a dedicated service to our valued customer base.
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