Opportunities & Collaboration
I'm a commodity trading technology practitioner — 18+ years building and leading enterprise systems for trading groups, from CTRM platform ownership to SAP TRM derivatives architecture.
Open to senior technology leadership conversations in commodity trading — Geneva (primary focus), Dubai, and Singapore.
My background spans Head of IT at an international commodities trading group (Aspect CTRM, SAP, Oracle — 6 countries, 18-person team), Finance & Trading Architecture Lead at BearingPoint (SAP S/4HANA, TRM, IFRS 9 — teams of 60), and enterprise architecture for mining & metals.
Alongside, I'm building FreightTender — a closed-bid freight tendering platform for trading desks — which keeps me close to the operational reality of commodity procurement.
What I'm looking for
- →Senior technology leadership at a commodity trading house or trading-adjacent organisation — Head of IT, IT Director, Lead Functional Architect, or equivalent
- →CTRM & trading systems architecture — platform selection, derivatives lifecycle, buy-vs-build decisions, application landscape design
- →Advisory & consulting engagements — CTRM evaluation, SAP TRM architecture, trading desk technology strategy
Industries & domains
Metals, Energy, Gas, Bulk commodities, Chemicals. Derivatives trade lifecycle, IFRS 9 hedge accounting, multi-entity financial reporting, regulatory compliance (FINMA, DMCC, MAS).
Let's talk
No formalities needed. If you're hiring for commodity trading technology, or exploring what the right technology leadership looks like for your trading operations — happy to have a conversation.
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