Senior Technology Leadership
for Commodity Trading Houses

Pavel Veselov — open to senior IT leadership roles.
18+ years building and owning enterprise systems for trading desks:
CTRM architecture, SAP TRM derivatives, multi-entity finance, and IT leadership across Metals, Energy, Gas, and Chemicals.
Geneva is my primary focus. Also active in Dubai and Singapore.

What I bring

Not a generalist. Not a consultant who reads about trading. Someone who has owned the CTRM, run the P&L feeds, managed the hedge accounting layer, and kept mission-critical systems running 24/7 inside an actual trading group.

At Ashon International DMCC (Dubai, 2023–2025):

  • - Head of IT for a 6-country commodities group
  • - Aspect CTRM + SAP TRM + Oracle — integrated end to end
  • - 18-person IT team · $4M+ annual budget
  • - Real-time P&L and risk across Metals, Energy, Bulk

At BearingPoint (2019–2021):

  • - Finance & Trading Architecture Lead
  • - SAP S/4HANA, TRM, IFRS 9 hedge accounting
  • - Delivery teams up to 60 consultants
  • - IPO-readiness for large trading clients

What I'm looking for

  • - Head of IT / IT Director at a commodity trading house
  • - Lead Functional Architect — CTRM, derivatives, trading systems
  • - Advisory — CTRM evaluation, SAP TRM architecture, trading desk technology strategy

Domains: Metals · Energy · Gas · Bulk · Chemicals
Regulatory: FINMA · DMCC · MAS · IFRS 9

Why now

I'm currently building FreightTender — a closed-bid freight tendering platform for trading desks. It keeps me close to the operational reality of commodity procurement.

My primary interest is a senior technology leadership role inside a trading house where I can own the full architecture.

Let's talk

No formalities. If you're building or rebuilding technology for a commodity trading operation — I'm interested.

pavel@bench.energy · linkedin.com/in/pveselov