Biographies
Harry Tchilinguirian
Head of Commodity Research, BNP Paribas
Harry is Head of Commodity Research and Senior Oil Market Economist with BNP Paribas’ Markets 360 Group in London. His area of coverage includes short term oil markets. Harry joined BNP Paribas in August of 2006 from the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris, France where he worked for 6 years in the Oil Markets and Industry Division.
As Senior Oil Market Analyst, he was a contributor to the IEA’s benchmark monthly Oil Market Report where he covered prices, refinery activity, oil inventories and statistics and maintained and developed the division’s extensive contacts with industry and governments alike.
Harry’s responsibilities at the IEA also included regular presentations to the various IEA government committees and the office of the Executive Director as well as market analysis in support of Agency’s assessment of potential use of strategic stocks in emergency situations. He also represented the IEA at various international forums, conferences and workshops.
Temitope Olagbami
Corporate Finance, Sahara Group
Temitope is a seasoned corporate finance professional with 10 years deal experience in mergers and acquisitions, project financing, corporate financing, deal structuring and due diligence.
He obtained his bachelors and masters degrees in accounting and investment banking from Covenant University and the University of Salford, Manchester respectively. He is a chartered accountant and also a CFA charterholder.
Temitope currently leads corporate finance for Sahara Group, a leading international energy and infrastructure conglomerate with operations in 38 countries across Africa, Europe, Asia and Middle East.
Mehrdad Vajedi
Director, Permian Energy Limited
Mehrdad Vajedi has a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Industrial Marketing. He has more than 18 years of experience in the field of lubricants, base oils, fuel, solvents and related specialties in the Middle East and New Zealand.
He has had several articles, presentations and market studies on petroleum products in the region.
Imran Ahmad Mirza
Chief Financial Officer, Pakistan Refinery Limited
Imran is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan ICAP) with more than 25 years of diversified experience. He started his career with M/s A. F. Ferguson & Co., Chartered Accountants (now a member firm of PriceWaterhouseCoopers - PwC) in Audit & Business Assurance area.
Before joining Pakistan Refinery Limited, he had worked for Pakistan Oil Company Limited, PICIC, NIB Bank and IBL Group of companies in senior positions in Finance, Internal Audit and Corporate Secretarial areas.
Pedro Nobre
Senior Crude Oil Trader at Galp Energia
Pedro Nobre is a Senior Crude Oil Trader at Galp Energia, where Pedro is responsible for the refinery system crude oil sourcing and marketing of the equity barrels of the company from Brazil and Angola, as well as in developing business/trading opportunities in the marketplace.
He has previously worked for more than 10 years for the Italian oil and gas company Eni, gathering experiences in the Refinery Supply Optimization, Trading and Business Development arenas. Pedro has a degree in Chemical Engineering from Faculdade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal and an MBA in Global Energy from Scuolla Enrico Mattei, Milan – MEDEA Masters.
Pedro is a surfer from the surrounding north coastal areas of Lisbon where Pedro was born.
Frank Ihekwoaba
Chief Financial Officer, Eroton Exploration & Production Company
Frank has over twenty years’ professional experience. He is experienced in government and governance processes having worked as a Bond Manager for a Local Government and Senior Consultant in PwC, Washington Consulting Practice and PwC Nigeria for ten years. His private sector experiences include business acquisitions, M&A, project financing, consulting, finance structuring, strategy, project management, and risk management.
Besides Oil & Gas, he has extensive experience in sectors such as Housing, Agricultural development and management, Energy and Power. He has extensively conducted research and written presentations on internal controls (COSO) and Business Control. Frank was the Group Head, Finance & Strategy at Oando Integrated Oil & Gas Company; CEO, Peace Alliance, an affiliate of Oceanic Bank; and is presently the CFO of Eroton Exploration and Production Company in Nigeria.
He is on the Board of three companies and married with four children.
Savvas Manousos
Head of Global Trading, Maersk Oil Trading
Savvas Manousos, Head of Global Trading, Maersk Oil Trading, leads the teams in New York, Copenhagen, Rotterdam, and Singapore that are responsible for refining, blending, sourcing and optimizing the fuel requirements of both the AP Moller Maersk Group’s fleet of vessels and a number of third party key customers.
Globally, the teams are accountable for asset backed trading, operations, market analysis, bunker supply planning, origination and quality. Maersk is the world’s largest consumer of marine fuels and Maersk Oil Trading trades in excess of 12 million tonnes per year.
He sits as an advisory board member of the McKinsey Downstream Executive Council. Mr. Manousos holds a degree from City University, London.
Lanre Ogundele
Deputy Chief Financial Officer at AIPEC Oil and Gas Limited
Lanre has an accomplished Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the oil & energy industry.
He is an experienced finance professional with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) focused in Business Administration and Management, General from Lagos Business School.
Ambar Gupta
Head of Risk at Gulf Petrochem Group
Ambar started his career at Glencore in 2004 as a risk manager in Singapore. Over the years he’s managed risk across the UK, Asia the US in several key industries.
Based in the UAE, he is currently with the GP Global Group.
Chris Mudry
CEO, Amphora
With over 20 years of experience, Chris understands the operational aspects of a commodity trading organisation and risk management. He has built trading organisations from scratch and is skilled at managing small and large teams across different functions, geographical regions, business practices, and cultures.
Chris’ depth of knowledge from setting up several trading businesses and restructuring others has given him an extensive understanding and experience across all aspects of the industry including trading, risk, operations, compliance, back-office and trade finance. During his career, Chris was closely involved with the deployment and management of different CTRM software systems across oil, gas, and base metals.
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