COMMODITY EXECUTION
NORTH AMERICA
CHRIS EVANS
The founder of Commodity Execution, Chris has over 15 years of experience in Commodity Markets in Europe and North America, leading teams in technology at Enron Europe and as a COO for Barclays Commodities. As Americas COO Chris was responsible for global management of the groups balance sheet and regulatory capital resources. Chris also took a cross FICC leadership role within the business management function to deliver Barclays' global response to derivative markets regulatory reform.
MICHELLE BROOM
SENIOR MANAGING CONSULTANT
Michelle’s career spans 25+ years and includes knowledge of the structuring, sale, and trading of derivatives and listed products, including futures, fixed income, equities, commodities and OTC swaps. Experienced with Dodd-Frank Swap Dealer requirements. Skilled in regulatory compliance, governance, management reporting, risk management, change management, transaction reporting, recordkeeping, audit, investigations, remediation and regulatory and industry relationships. Additionally, she held positions as the Swap Dealer Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) of Macquarie Bank Ltd. and Macquarie Energy LLC, and the CCO of Macquarie Futures LLC (FCM). Michelle’s experience includes other senior positions within the financial services industry; as Global Futures Compliance Officer, commodities, equities and fixed income at Goldman Sachs’ senior Futures Compliance Officer positions with J.P. Morgan and Lehman Brothers.
As a senior managing consultant with CE, she recently lead an expansive Controls Design Effectiveness review focused on controls for derivatives (swaps and futures) activities in the US, UK/EU and APAC. This review highlighted deficiencies in controls development for our client which impacted effective rule implementation and operational processes.
Michelle has served as a long-term Executive Committee Officer of the Futures Industry Association (FIA)’s Legal and Compliance Division, which she is currently representing Commodity Execution LLC (“CE”). Michelle was the founding chairperson of the FIA’s Compliance Committee, which focuses compliance matters for OTC and listed derivatives. She was also a founding co-chair of the SIFMA’s Swap Dealer Compliance Forum which focuses on compliance matters for Swap Dealers. Additionally, Michelle has also served on the National Futures Association (NFA)‘s Swap Participant Advisory Committee.
JOE LAZORIK
CFO
CFO for Commodity Execution and a CFA charterholder Joe began his career in valuation and financial control, Joe has developed and led control teams in Europe and the US responsible for supporting Crude Oil & Refined Products, Power & Gas, Coal & Freight and Emissions businesses. Joe has also both supported and led the execution of significant financing transactions.
VISHAL APTE
(ADVISOR)
An advisor to Commodity Execution. Vishal has over 20 years experience trading, managing risk and deal-making in global commodity markets. Vishal held Managing Director positions at BNP Paribas, Barclays & American Electric Power.
NARSIMHA MISRA
(ADVISOR)
With over 20 years experience in commodities, Narsimha has previously held leadership roles in firms including Pacific Summit Energy, Bank of America, Barclays Capital and Enron. Most recently, Narsimha led the successful acquisition a portfolio of 40mw of utility scale solar assets in India.
DANIEL MCELDUFF
Dan has over 25 years of experience working in diverse roles at commodity exchanges, commodity dealers and future commission merchants. His exchange experience includes business development, product development, marketing, compliance and operations at an established exchange (NYMEX) and a startup (ELX). Dan has served in senior compliance roles at major commodity dealers and futures commission merchants. He has broad experience with major CFTC initiatives including the Commodity Futures Modernization Act and the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”).
ROBERT GANDEE
(STRATEGY ADVISOR)
Rob brings 15 years of experience in Equity trading and sales combined with 10 years advising and managing smaller companies outside the financial services industry. Providing the CE platform with a wealth of entrepreneurial experience and a proven ability to execute business development goals, Rob’s recent projects include the build and global release of a business networking application and development of component tools in the fintech arena.
EUROPE
DAVID STACK
David is a successful author, mentor and teacher with 28 years in Commodities managing trading operations and building risk management solutions, with 25 of those years in Emerging markets, LatAm, CIS, Africa and East of Suez.
Having held senior positions at Barclays Capital, Bunge, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Enron and British Petroleum, David has extensive cross asset class trading and structured derivatives experience (Natural Gas, Electricity, Agricultural Products, Crude Oil & Refined Products). David has also worked extensively with private equity and venture capital on new business development and conducted a wide variety asset due diligence projects.