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Expert Details

The Aluminum Industry and Metal Trading

ID: 734858 New York, USA

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Expert possesses over 40 years of experience in the aluminum industry. Throughout his career, he has accrued experience in a variety of metals trading positions; successfully built a major trading accounts network; expanded the trading of prime aluminum; undertaken risk management and hedging for prime aluminum; worked for producers of aluminum master alloys and aluminum powders; pioneered the sourcing of low-cost prime aluminum from government and private sellers; held Sales Director positions; spoken at numerous aluminum industry conferences, seminars and aluminum events; and served as consultant and expert witness on 6 aluminum arbitration in the United States and multiple other countries.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1973 Degree: MBA Subject: International Business / Marketing Institution: Columbia University, New York, NY
Year: 1971 Degree: BA Subject: Economics (Dean's List) Institution: Yeshiva University, New York, NY

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
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 Employer Title Department
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 Employer Title Department
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 Employer Title Department
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.

Career Accomplishments

Licenses / Certifications
Commodity Futures Association - Series 3 – Futures Licensed Dealer (1984)
USA – NASD Registered Securities Broker –Series 7 and Series 63 (1994)
Dale Carnegie - Public Speaking/Communications for Sales Professionals Cert. (1998)
Certificate of Basic Metallurgical Studies (1977)
Professional Appointments
Expert served as one of 5 judges for Metal Bulletin's Aluminum Awards
Awards / Recognition
Expert has earned Toyota Tsusho America Inc.'s ‘Supplier of the Year Award: For Dedicated Professionalism and Excellent Service’ (8 plaques for 8 consecutive years)

He has also been awarded Mitsubishi International Corporation's plaque: a ‘Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of your tireless pursuit of seeking strategic alliances.’

Expert has won Platts Metals Week's Annual Aluminum Premium Best Forecast
Publications and Patents Summary
Expert has spoken at Harbor Intelligence's Annual Aluminum Symposium; Platts Metals Week's Annual Aluminum Conferences (three times), and Cowen & Co.'s Salon Series to 30 hedge funds and investment banks. He has also given 3 presentations at UBS London, UK, regarding aluminum investments, and 2 presentations each at Platts Aluminum Seminars' 5 gatherings across 7 years (via S&P Global). He has also participated in CitiBank Investment Research's conference call regarding aluminum products in the recent past.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
ALUMINUM ARBITRATIONS- NY, GENEVA, LONDON, HONG KONG. ALUMINUM TRADING CASES.
Training / Seminars
PLATTS ALUMINUM ANNUAL SEMINAR SPEAKER --2011- PRESENT

Fields of Expertise

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