Senior Commodity Trader – Physical & Derivatives / Head of Ontario & Eastern U.S. FOB Export Business - Bunge - Toronto, Canada
(2025-07 - 2026-07)
- Spearheaded a senior commodity trading role, overseeing physical grain and derivatives transactions across North American and international markets.
- Continued to lead the Ontario and Eastern U.S. FOB export business platform following Bunge's acquisition of Viterra for US$8.5 billion, finalized on July 2, 2025.
- Independently managed commercial activities including producer sourcing, counterparty relationship cultivation, transaction negotiation, pricing, execution, and comprehensive risk management.
- Negotiated and administered commercial agreements and transactions with producers, commercial counterparties, and international buyers.
- Administered commercial, financial, contractual, and counterparty risks inherent in physical commodity and derivatives transactions.
- Collaborated closely with internal risk, finance, operations, and other stakeholders, alongside external professional advisors, to execute complex transactions.
- Leveraged extensive knowledge of physical commodity markets, derivatives, trade execution, contract structures, logistics, and international commercial transactions.
- Propelled the development and management of a profitable commercial platform through a significant multinational corporate integration.
Senior Commodity Trader – Physical & Derivatives / Head of Ontario & Eastern U.S. FOB Export Business - Viterra Canada - Toronto, Canada
(2023-12 - 2025-07)
- Assumed independent responsibility for the Ontario and Eastern U.S. FOB export platform after Viterra's US$1.125 billion acquisition of Gavilon in 2022.
- Guided the business through the transition from Gavilon to Viterra, sustaining and expanding the trading platform and its established producer and commercial-counterparty relationships.
- Exercised full commercial authority for sourcing, trading strategy, pricing, contract negotiation, counterparty relations, risk management, and execution.
- Grew the business to generate approximately US$3 million in annual net profit.
- Cultivated direct relationships with grain producers and commercial counterparties, thereby expanding the FOB export business across Ontario and the Eastern United States.
- Executed complex international physical commodity transactions by independently coordinating across commercial, financial, risk, logistics, and legal functions.
- Demonstrated the capacity to build, operate, and scale a profitable commodity business through a major corporate acquisition and ownership transition.
Senior Commodity Trader – Physical & Derivatives / Head of Ontario & Eastern U.S. FOB Export Business - Gavilon USA - Toronto, Canada
(2015-08 - 2023-12)
- Independently conceived, developed, and launched Gavilon's Ontario and Eastern U.S. trading platform from inception, establishing the business model, sourcing strategy, counterparties, trading activities, and commercial execution.
- Established a new FOB export business by forging direct purchasing relationships with grain producers and commercial counterparties.
- Pioneered the platform's development and operation without an existing trading team or established business infrastructure, driving it from concept through implementation and ongoing management.
- Reversed an approximate US$500,000 annual loss into approximately US$2 million in annual net profit, achieving a significant profitability improvement of approximately US$2.5 million annually.
- Personally architected the commercial strategy, producer relationships, counterparty network, trading structure, pricing approach, and execution processes vital for the business's establishment.
- Managed commercial and financial risks inherent in physical commodity trading, encompassing pricing, logistics, counterparty exposure, and export execution.
- Instituted a sustainable new revenue platform that became a pivotal contributor to Gavilon's regional business operations.
Grain & Commodity Trader – Physical & Derivatives - Parrish & Heimbecker - Toronto, Canada
(2010-08 - 2015-08)
- Traded physical grain and commodity derivatives across Ontario and Eastern Canadian/U.S. markets.
- Orchestrated the complete commercial trading cycle, including producer origination, purchasing, pricing, contract negotiation, sales, execution, logistics, and risk management.
- Cultivated and sustained direct relationships with grain producers, commercial counterparties, exporters, and other key participants in physical commodity markets.
- Negotiated physical grain purchase and sale transactions, effectively managing price, basis, quality, delivery, and counterparty risks.
Institutional Equity Sales – Europe - Canaccord Investment Bank - Toronto, Canada
(2005-07 - 2010-09)
- Served as an institutional equity sales professional covering European markets, engaging with institutional investors, corporate clients, and financial market participants across Canada, the UK, and Europe.
- Developed and managed relationships with institutional investors, portfolio managers, investment professionals, and corporate clients in relation to equity market transactions and investment opportunities.
- Delivered market intelligence, financial analysis, and commercial insights to institutional clients to inform investment and transaction decisions.
- Worked in close coordination with investment banking, research, trading, and corporate finance professionals to execute and market capital markets transactions.
- Gained comprehensive experience in securities markets, corporate finance, financial analysis, transaction execution, and client negotiations.
- Managed sophisticated institutional relationships that required astute commercial judgment, strict confidentiality, regulatory awareness, and professional discretion.
- Acquired international financial market experience through assignments in Toronto and London, focusing on covering European institutional clients.
