Commodities Executive Search

Oil continues to represent the most widely-traded energy commodity sector, and the key driver of global commerce, transportation and manufacturing. Volatility in recent years, driven by factors ranging from geopolitical fissures to the emergence of US exports, have created an opportune trading landscape for oil market participants, and HW Anderson’s Commodities Executive Search practice has retained a position at the forefront of relevant talent trends and market intelligence.

We have a track-record in delivering best-in-class talent across crude, refined products, and associated biofuels, to the most reputable Merchant Trade Houses and Hedge Funds in the global oil trading industry.

Gas, and in particular the geographic optionality offered by LNG, will continue to fire power plants around the world. The growing international relationships between gas markets, unpredictable global climate, supply constraints and the ESG agenda, are fundamentally changing the gas markets. HW Anderson’s Commodities Executive Search practice ensures our clients have access to best-in-class talent to capitalize.

With broad global consensus in place, the Energy Transition has begun in earnest which in turn has profoundly impacted our clients requirements from our Commodities Executive Search practice. HW Anderson partners with top trading firms to enable early-mover advantage in Hydrogen, Bio Gas and Bio Fuels as these fuels are increasingly consumed by Transportation, Power Generation and Industrial demand. In addition, the Electric Vehicle and Battery supply chain has dramatically altered the dynamics of base metal markets and created great opportunities for traders and funds to upskill.

Traditionally a core strength for our Commodities Executive Search team this has been amplified by the global electrification of transport and heat that has ensured the demand for talented power traders and originators has never been higher.

In addition, the trend toward greener power and the congestion issues caused by archaic power grids has created a multitude of opportunities in the market. Simultaneously, the growth of green power and the international adoption of ambitious emissions targets has breathed new life into the renewable and carbon certificates markets, from the perspectives of both primary flow origination and secondaries trading.

Grains, Oilseeds and Soft Commodities continue to be an area of focus and opportunity. With consumption and demand created by China, combined with highly unpredictable weather around the globe and expected increased inflationary pressures the Agri spectrum is well placed to deliver returns and continues to require talented trading professionals.

At the same time as the economic powerhouses of China and the US undertake investments in unprecedented long-term infrastructure projects, the emerging markets of the world have a continued appetite for the raw materials to build roads, cities, energy grids, and transportation networks. The markets underpinning these raw materials are often interlinked, particularly with respect to iron ore, steel, base metals, coking coal and dry bulk freight. In addition to precious metals and thermal coal, HW Anderson’s Commodity Executive Search practice monitors this complex closely and has a track-record of delivering talent for trading houses, industrial conglomerates, and steel producers in these markets.