Trading, Marketing & Origination
Functions
The energy and commodities markets are experiencing a period of wholesale structural change. Whether producer, trader or end-consumer, HC Group understands the challenges associated with operating in one of the world’s most dynamic, complex and transformative sectors.
HC Group partners many of the world's leading energy and commodity firms in the design and implementation of the talent strategies necessary to build world class trading and marketing platforms.
Trading, Marketing & Origination roles HC can fulfil:
- Trading Leadership
- Physical Trading
- Derivatives Trading
- Deal Structuring
- Origination
- Business Development
- Sales & Marketing
- Chartering
- Fundamentals Analysis
- Quant Analysis
Relevant Consultants
Laura Berger
LondonLaura joined HC Group in 2021 and is a Director working within the Liquid Fuels and Chemicals practice in London.
Jamie Tranter
New YorkJamie first joined HC Group in 2009, before leaving in 2016 and returning in 2020 to manage the New York office.
Douglas Ferguson
SingaporeDouglas joined HC Group as a Director in 2019 to lead our APAC Liquid Fuels and Chemicals practice from Singapore.
Daniel Cordell
LondonDaniel joined HC in 2007 and is a Portfolio Director working within the Gas, Power and Renewables practice in London.
Heather Falgout
HoustonHeather joined HC Group in 2019 and works within the Agriculture and Nutrition practice in Houston.
Anoush Kefayati
LondonAnoush joined HC Group in 2013 and spearheads the Liquid Fuels and Chemicals practice in the EMEA region.
Rina Kaciu
LondonRina joined HC in November 2019 and is a Senior Associate working within the Metals and Minerals practice in London.
Victoria Todd
Abu DhabiVictoria joined HC Group in 2019 and works within the EMEA Liquid Fuels practice.
Alex Coghlan
HoustonAlex joined HC Group in 2013 and is the Director for the Agriculture and Nutrition practice, based in Houston.
Andrew Watson
São PauloAndrew joined HC Group in 2015 and is responsible for managing Latin America.
Aarulselven Tamilselven
SingaporeAarulselven joined HC Group in 2023 as an Associate within the Gas, Power and Carbon practice based in Singapore.
Amelia Chahal
SingaporeAmelia joined HC Group in 2018 and is a Senior Associate based in Singapore.
Andy Morrison
HoustonAndy joined HC Group in 2021 as an Director in the Gas, Power and Renewables practices in North America.
Deema Alsaied
LondonDeema joined HC Group in 2022 and is an Associate working within the Gas, Power, Renewables team in London.
Ed Bennett
LondonEd joined HC Group as an Associate in 2022 and works within the Liquid Fuels and Petrochemicals practice in London.
James Moody
LondonJames joined HC Group's Gas, Power and Renewables team as a graduate in 2021.
James Soo
SingaporeJames joined HC Group in 2021 as an Associate within the Liquid Fuels & Chemicals practice based in Singapore.
Jonathan Kimura
São PauloJonathan joined HC Group in 2021 and is focused on the commodities and natural resources in Brazil.
Josh Clayton
LondonJosh joined HC Group in 2021 as a Senior Associate and works within the Gas, Power and Renewables practice in London.
Louis Stevens
LondonLouis joined HC Group in 2022 and works within the Agriculture and Nutrition practice in London.
Premesha McDonald (nee Motha)
SingaporePremesha joined HC Group in 2015 and is a Director working within the Metals and Minerals practice in Singapore.
Raúl Ceron
São PauloRaúl joined HC Group in 2019 and focuses on the commodity's natural resources market in South America.
Robert Wells
LondonRobert Wells joined HC Group in 2022 and works within the Liquid Fields and Chemicals practice in London.
Samantha Grice
HoustonSamantha Grice joined HC Group in 2022 and works within the Gas, Power, and Carbon practice in Houston.
Shanez Fernando
LondonShanez joined HC Group in 2020 and is an Associate working within the Liquid Fuels and Chemical practice in London.
Gianluca Castellano
LondonGianluca joined HC Group in 2022 as an Associate and works in the EMEA and North America Metals and Minerals practice.
Faisal Hamed
Abu DhabiFaisal joined HC Group in 2022 and is based in Abu Dhabi to support the growth of our Middle East business.
Cindy Tabuno
Abu DhabiCindy joined HC Group in Abu Dhabi in 2022 and is focused on dry bulk across the Middle East region.
Zoe Zhou
SingaporeZoe Zhou joined HC Group in 2021 and is based in our Singapore office.
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