Jeremy Weir Explained

Jeremy Weir
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Alma Mater:University of Melbourne
Occupation:CEO, Trafigura
Term:March 2014-
Predecessor:Claude Dauphin

Jeremy Weir (born 1964) is an Australian businessman, the CEO of Trafigura since March 2014, when he succeeded Claude Dauphin.

Early life

Weir was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1964.[1] He has a bachelor's degree in geology from the University of Melbourne, Australia.[2] [1]

Career

Weir worked for at N M Rothschild & Sons from 1992 to 2000, in Australia and London, and was responsible for commodity trading, marketing and their international metals derivatives business.[2]

Prior to becoming the CEO, Weir was head of mining and market risk.[3]

Since becoming CEO, Weir has made efforts to make Trafigura's operations more open to public scrutiny, and in April 2015 was the first Trafigura CEO to speak in public.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Connecting People Through News . . 24 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Jeremy Weir . Jeremy Weir: Executive Profile & Biography . Bloomberg . 24 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Mason . Josephine . The quiet Australian: Trafigura's new chief cut from a different cloth | Reuters . Uk.reuters.com . 26 March 2014 . 24 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Trafigura CEO to Make History at Swiss Commodities Summit . Bloomberg . 24 May 2017.