Joining in 1995 and appointed Managing Director in 1997, Mikhail has over 30 years’ experience in commodity trading including soft commodities: coffees, cocoas, teas and spices. Previously based in Moscow, Paris, Stockholm and now London gives him a unique global experience and fluent in Russian, English and French. Specialising in base metals, minerals and ores Mikhail is overall in charge of Sales, Chartering, Marketing, LME derivative trading and hedging and OTC operations. Mikhail is a Technological Engineer graduating from the Moscow Institute of National Economy.