| Years: 2008 to Present |
Employer: Undisclosed |
Title: President and Consultant |
Department: |
Responsibilities:
Expert undertakes consulting for various clients. All of his consulting is focused on the aluminum industry for hedge funds, investment banks, aluminum producers and consumers, and other industry players. He has served as an expert witness and consultant on 6 legal cases in the aluminum industry. |
| Years: 1994 to 2008 |
Employer: Rusal America - ASM GmbH (Sual) |
Title: Director and Senior Trader |
Department: Aluminum Sales |
Responsibilities:
Expert controlled and managed LME global risk management and physical sales and marketing of Russian aluminum exports. He handled over 700,000 mt / year from Russia and developed specific marketing to the growing transportation industry. During this time, he negotiated hundreds of spot and long-term structured profitable physical sales and LME deals. He also arranged hedging and financing solutions for customers’ risk management and inventory problems including coordination with accounting, credit and operations departments. He negotiated favorable contract terms with foreign agents, brokers, and warehouses. He supervised and trained junior sales staff and traffic department team and traveled to 30 states / countries worldwide annually to sell to or trade with over 50 consumer accounts. Expert successfully integrated staffing teams for the Rusal-Sual-Glencore merger in first quarter of 2007. |
| Years: 1976 to 1992 |
Employer: Gerald Metals Inc. |
Title: Vice President |
Department: |
Responsibilities:
In this role, Expert was responsible for trading and hedging, as well as physical and futures contracts. He rapidly built a highly profitable international business with over 50 active clients in five offices worldwide. He grew volume from under 15,000 MT to over 200,000 MT annually whilst creating a valuable reputation for Gerald over a 16-year span. He traveled extensively globally to develop long-term relationships with key buyers and sellers. |
| Years: 1974 to 1975 |
Employer: Phillip Brothers |
Title: Junior Trader and Traffic Assistant |
Department: Metals and Minerals Department |
Responsibilities:
Expert undertook on-the-job training in metals trading. |
