Tom Gaffney: Chairman
Until founding Ambrian Partners in 2001, Tom was director of JP Morgan’s Metals and Mining Team and from 1995 was a director and member of the Management Committee in the Corporate Finance Department of Robert Fleming. He has worked in investment banking for over 20 years and has specialised in the natural resources sector. He has advised many of the major natural resources companies on acquisitions, divestitures and capital market transactions, including BHP Billiton, Glencore, Norsk Hydro, Stora Enso, Total and Rio Tinto. Tom previously worked in senior executive positions at Nesbitt Burns (the investment bank of the Bank of Montreal) and Lehman Brothers in London, New York and Toronto.
Malcolm Freeman: Managing Director
Malcolm has 30 years’ experience working for and managing commodity trading businesses, and was previously Director/Head of Metals at IFX Markets plc where he had responsibility for starting up a new LME/Bullion desk dealing with all aspects of metals trading. Prior to this, Mr Freeman was also responsible for the LME desk at Rudolf Wolff New York, where he was Vice President of LME metals. Malcolm has a deep knowledge of the metals market, and has worked in this field for, amongst others, Refco, Reuters, BHP Billiton and Shearson Lehman. Malcolm was formally a Member of the London Metal Exchange Options Committee, where he was responsible for the launch of the LME-traded options contracts and has served as an expert witness in arbitration cases.
John Coles: Finance Director
John has over 20 years’ experience in investment banking and asset management. After qualifying as a chartered accountant, he worked with Robert Fleming in private equity, investment banking and stockbroking. Prior to joining Ambrian, John was Deputy Managing Director of JP Morgan Fleming Asset Management in France. John holds an Honours degree in business and economics from Trinity College, Dublin, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.