Question 1

Doug Pratt

Accepted Answer

Doug has 25+ years of experience in the commodities markets. Most Recently Mr. Pratt was head of Bulk Trading North America at Trafigura where he was responsible for managing a team of traders involved in procuring and trading refined metals as well as Coal. He began his career at Euromin SA / Vitol and held similar positions at Rudolf Wolff / Noranda and C.N.Wire / Er-Bakir. Doug has a B.A. degree in International Finance and a Master’s degree in Finance both from Fairfield University.

Question 2

Jan Dañino

Accepted Answer

Joining GMI in 2023 Jan brings along 25+ years of experience in the commodities trading industry. Specializing in refined metals and concentrates, Jan spent 11 years at various senior roles and offices at Trafigura (London, Stamford, Geneva) where he ultimately managed the global refined copper trading business. Prior to that Jan initiated his career at Glencore Ltd. spending 8 years between the Stamford and Lima offices. Mr. Dañino holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.

Question 3

Richard Fromme

Accepted Answer

Richard has 25 years’ experience in commodities markets, serving as Director of Trafigura AG and President of the Stamford CT Branch from 2004-2011. His experience includes management roles in concentrates, refined metals, mining/project evaluation and bulk freight. He served as Trafigura’s global-co-head of Copper raw materials trading from 1995-2004. Prior to joining Trafigura, Mr. Fromme worked for six years at Pechiney World Trade U.S.A., Inc. and Brandeis Brokers. Richard holds a B.A. degree in International Relations from Boston University.

Question 4

Bojan Kuzmanic

Accepted Answer

Bojan has over 25 years in the nonferrous business, he was based in Russia and London for Euromin 1992-2002, Pechiney World Trade 2002-2004 and most recently with Trafigura Group in numerous offices from 2004-2015. He has traded in all markets in Europe including Turkey, and all of Asia, trading primary and secondary aluminum, lead metal, zinc metal, copper metal, managed scrap business and zinc concentrates. He has a Civil Engineering degree from Belgrade University.

Question 5

Laila Ali

Accepted Answer

Laila has 20+ years of experience in Credit Management & Risk functions in the international commodity industry. As CFO, Laila brings a wealth of credit, risk and trade finance expertise across the energy and metal sectors. Prior to joining GMI, Laila headed up the North American bulk credit department for Trafigura from 2008-2022. Prior to joining Trafigura, Laila worked at Premcor Refining Group and Nexfor Mining. She holds a BA degree from Central CT State University.

Question 6

Casey Kinney

Accepted Answer

Casey came to Greenwich Metals in 2014 and has held multiple roles from operations, finance, accounting, systems, IT, and middle office. Born and bred GMI, he utilizes his cross-discipline upbringing as COO. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Delaware.

MEET THE TEAM

Management Team

Doug Pratt

Jan Dañino

Richard Fromme

Bojan Kuzmanic

Laila Ali

Casey Kinney

Commodity Trade Managers

Sam Basi

Gabriel De Diego

Thomas Potter

Gabriel de Diego

Phillip Essenhigh

Bitte Heed

Jeff Lieberman

Ross Miles

Leo Talavera

Bill Jaede

Jeff Lieberman

Francisco Cisneros