Insights
Navigating Commodities Compensation: Introducing Our Q1 Market Review 2025
A preview of HC Group's Q1 Market Review - from key compensation trends to balancing parenthood and a trading career.
Diversity Champion: Novera Khan, Founder and CEO of EmBER Advisory LLC and co-founder of HC Group’s Thought Partners
Commodities Diversity Champion
Talent Insights
HC Group's latest talent insights on the global commodities industry.
Explore our original talent trends and data analysis and quarterly Market Reviews that reveal the hiring patterns and key People Moves in the global commodities sector.
Listen to the latest episodes of the HC Commodities Podcast; read our exclusive interviews with Commodities Leaders about their strategies.
Discover our award-nominated series, Commodities Diversity Champion, where senior professionals from diverse backgrounds share their career challenges, solutions, and advice for aspiring professionals.
Latest Talent Trends
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HC Talent Intelligence: Increased Salary Expectations in Commodity Trading
Explore our charts revealing the growing gap between established compensation benchmarks and candidate expectations.
Insights
HC Talent Intelligence: Tomorrow's Traders in Commodity Markets
Explore our charts revealing the evolving commodity trading landscape.
Insights
Navigating Lower Volatility: Introducing HC Group's Annual Review 2024-25
Our latest Annual Review analyses the key trends in energy and commodities talent in 2024, and themes to watch in 2025.
Insights
HC Talent Intelligence: Gender Diversity in Commodity Trading
Explore our charts revealing the challenges and opportunities for gender diversity in commodity trading.
Insights
The Next Uranium Talent Trends: New Skills for Emerging Opportunities
We explore the latest talent trends and emerging opportunities in the uranium sector, from compliance to trading.
Insights
HC Talent Intelligence: Reward Trends Reshaping Commodity Trading Compensation
Explore our charts revealing the hidden talent trends reshaping commodity sector compensation strategies.
Insights
New Biofuels Talent Strategies Amid Renewable Diesel Market Evolution
The renewable diesel regulatory and market changes that are reshaping recruitment strategies in the biofuels community.
Insights
The UAE's Emergence as a Commodity Trading Hub: Outlook and Implications
HC Group's Head of MENA examines the UAE outlook and the implications for established commodity trading centres.
Insights
Commodities Talent Trends in Data: Introducing our Q3 2024 Market Review
Discover our latest data visualisation as part of HC Group's Q3 2024 Market Review of commodities talent trends.
Insights
Rising Demand for Freight Derivatives and Analytics Talent
Explore rising demand and talent gaps in freight derivatives trading amid soaring physical freight prices.
Insights
Why Switzerland is a Hub for Commodities Talent
Switzerland is a hub for commodities trading talent. From time zones to taxation, we explore the nation's appeal.
Insights
Rising Demand for Commodity Procurement Talent at Food Manufacturers
Explore why Chief Procurement Officers are prioritizing the development of team skills and talent over cost savings.
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FTC Ban on Noncompete Agreements: Talent Implications for Energy and Commodities
The US Federal Trade Commission has banned noncompete agreements. How will commodities companies and talent be impacted?
Insights
Dry Freight Talent Trends: Navigating Complexity and Consolidation
Dry freight is a key source of risk and opportunity for traders and charterers. What is the impact on talent?
Latest HC Commodities Podcasts
Podcast
Challenging Energy Narratives with Jarand Rystad
Our guest is Jarand Rystad, CEO and founder of Rystad Energy, an independent research and energy intelligence company.
Podcast
China and Oil with Tom Reed
Our guest is Tom Reed, Vice President of China Crude at Argus Media.
Podcast
ESG is dead…Long live ESG! With Anastasia Kuskova
Our guest is Anastasia Kuskova, CEO of Sirius, a sustainability intelligence platform for metals and mining.
Podcast
The Democratisation of Oil Trading with Greg Newman
Our guest is Greg Newman, founder and CEO of Onyx Group.
Podcast
Challenge, Crisis and Leadership in Asset-Backed Trading with Savvas Manousos and Niels Henrik Lindegaard
This is Part 2 of our mini-series on Asset-Backed Trading. Our guests are Savvas Manousos and Niels Henrik Lindegaard.
Podcast
Argus Crude Summit: Shifting landscape of crude oil trading with Peter Keavey and Paul Chapman
Paul discuss the changing landscape of crude oil trading at the latest Argus Crude Summit Americas, in Houston.
Podcast
Building an Asset-Backed Trading Platform with Savvas Manousos and Niels Henrik Lindegaard
This is Part 1 of our mini-series on Asset-Backed Trading. Our guests are Savvas Manousos and Niels Henrik Lindegaard.
Podcast
LPG Trading with Jack Nugent
Our guest is Jack Nugent, CEO and Founder of Tradavex, a strategic advisory firm.
Podcast
Peak Gasoline, Fuel Supply and EVs with Doug Haugh
Our guest is Doug Haugh, board member of Bioblend Renewable Resources, Trux and Ergon and Board Chairman at New Tide AI.
Podcast
Seed Oils, Biofuels, Proteins and Politics with Walter Cronin
Our guest is Walter Cronin, co-founder and president of White River Nutrition, a soy processing company.
Podcast
Tea with Jem McDowall
Our guest is Jem McDowell, Vice-President of Trading and Universal Commodities (Tea) Trading Inc.
Podcast
The Dark Fleet with David Tannenbaum
Our guest is David Tannenbaum, Director at Blackstone Compliance Services.
Podcast
AI, Coding and Changing Skill-Sets in Commodities with Daf Davies
Our guest is Daf Davies, long time commodity trader, and founder and CEO of Deus AI.
Podcast
Fusion Power with Jay Brister
Our guest is Jay Brister, an independent investor and consultant with over 40 years of experience in the nuclear sector.
Podcast
Power Metal with Vince Beiser
Our guest is Vince Beiser, award-winning journalist and author who joins us again to talk about his new book.
Latest Leadership Thoughts
Leadership Thoughts
Paul Chapman: Insights from the FT’s Commodities Global Summit 2025
HC Group's Managing Partner, Paul Chapman, reflects on key themes from the FT Commodities Global Summit in Lausanne.
Leadership Thoughts
Mimi Chahal: New Commodities Trading Skillsets
HC Talent Intelligence's Director, Mimi Chahal, shares her insights on the changing skills needed by commodity traders.
Leadership Thoughts
Paul Chapman: Is the 'Hiring Season' Over in Commodities?
HC Group's Managing Partner, Paul Chapman, reflects on changing hiring seasonality within the commodities sector.
Leadership Thoughts
Brian Rusch: The Need to Define Risk and Middle Office Roles in Commodities
Energy Trading Risk Manager Brian Rusch explains why formalising risk and middle office roles is essential.
Leadership Thoughts
India’s Power, Renewables, and Carbon Markets: Talent Challenges and Solutions
Ashwani Dudeja from ACME Group discusses India's energy sector transformation, policy environment and talent landscape.
Leadership Thoughts
Navigating Changing Commodities Talent Demand
The energy transition and digitization is reshaping commodity trading, demanding new talent amidst scarcity.
Leadership Thoughts
Oil and Gas Companies Should Come Clean
Vikas Mittal and Sonam Singh argue that oil and gas companies need to clarify their sustainability strategies.
Leadership Thoughts
In Conversation with Savvas Manousos, Co-Founder, HC Thought Partners
The respected energy trading leader and founding HC Thought Partner reflects on his time at Spain's Cepsa
Leadership Thoughts
In Conversation With…Jonathan Perkins, CEO of Mabanaft
Jonathan Perkins, CEO of Mabanaft speaks to Anoush Kefayati
In Conversation With
In Conversation With… Georges Tijbosch, CEO of MiQ
Georges Tijbosch, CEO of MiQ (Methane Intelligence) talks to Fatima Sadouki, Senior Writer for HC Group.
Leadership Thoughts
In Conversation With….Vineet Kohli, CEO of Mitsubishi Corporation RtM
Damian Stewart, Managing Partner at HC Group, talks to Vineet Kohli, CEO of Mitsubishi Corporation RtM
Leadership Thoughts
In Conversation With…. Adrian Enright, CEO of carbon offset provider TEM
“After every COP there is progress, however big or small.”
Leadership Thoughts
Hanan Bakr, ESG banking expert: “Cooperation cannot be successful if companies or governments are not clear on ESG standards”
Diversity needs to be taken seriously enough to address inclusion and belonging.
In Conversation With
In Conversation With… Gina Fyffe, CEO of Integra Petrochemicals
“You’ve got to take your ego out of the equation”
In Conversation With
In Conversation With... Lee Pak Sing, Assistant Chief Executive of Enterprise Singapore
Pak Sing talks to HC, about the fresh strategy he and his team have adopted to preserve Singapore’s global standing
