Founder & Managing Director — Metal Supply Experts GmbH

ZugSwitzerland
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Profile

Global executive with thirty years of full-cycle commercial, operational, and capital execution in commodity-driven sectors.

Full-cycle leadership in physical and derivative trading, supply chain and logistics, P&L ownership, M&A and post-merger integration, risk and hedging, ESG and CBAM compliance, tokenised settlement, and data-driven control towers. Directed approximately $4.5B annual turnover and managed ~8% of global aluminium flows at UC RUSAL.

Founder of Metal Supply Experts GmbH (MSE) in Zug, executing cross-border mandates across industrial strategy, special situations, M&A, procurement and logistics, digital chain-of-custody, and capital structuring. Guest Lecturer at London Business School on "Emergency Commodity Markets, Risks & Investments Management"; featured in Bloomberg, Financial Times, Metal Bulletin, and Aluminium International Today.

Board-level OEM and counterparty relationships across VW Group, Boeing, Airbus, Audi, BMW; Japanese sogo shosha (Sojitz, Toyota Tsusho, Mitsui, Marubeni, Chori); Korean chaebols (Samsung, Hyundai, POSCO, LG); and European industrial primes (Solvay, Eagle-Picher, Wogen).

Core Impact Metrics

Operational change delivered.

Outcomes from C-level positions across global commodity, logistics, and supply-chain operations — restructuring, re-architecture, and post-merger integration.

84%→96%

OTIF delivery rate

55→38 days

DSO reduction

+65%

Deliveries growth

28→19 days

EU lane lead time

−40%

Demurrage & detention

−20%

Cost-to-serve

+$65–67M

Annual margin uplift

+$63M

Liquidity restored (TWG)

>$400M

Trade-finance lines

Career Path

Four institutional stations, one continuous execution capability.

1991 — 1996

Raznoimport

Non-Ferrous Metals Trader · Moscow

Export and trading across copper, primary and secondary aluminium, and strategic and rare metals — cobalt, molybdenum, columbium (niobium), tantalum, tungsten, gallium (Ga 4–6N), germanium, indium. Multimodal coordination of MMK steel rebar into the EU.

1996 — 1999

Trans-World Group (TWG)

Director of Trading Operations · Russia / London / Kazakhstan

Multi-commodity portfolio. Stabilised the Kazchrome cluster (~1.5 Mmt/year, ≈15% of global ferroalloys output) — rebuilt trading, logistics, and working capital; +$63M liquidity restored in four months. Steel trading from NLMK, MMK, ZapSib via Odessa; tolling oversight for KrAZ and BrAZ aluminium; controlled exit of Trans-World Fertilizers.

2000 — 2018

UC RUSAL · RUSAL Marketing GmbH

Director Logistics · COO Global Sales · CEO Trading House · Founding team · Switzerland

Progressive leadership at a global group managing ~8% of world aluminium output. P&L oversight ~$4.5B. OTIF 84% → 96%, DSO 55 → 38 days, demurrage −40%, lead time 28 → 19 days. +12% EBITDA YoY via LME/FX/energy hedging. Integrated two downstream assets for >+$65M EBIT in 18 months. OEM frameworks with VW Group, Boeing, Airbus, Audi, BMW. Re-architected RUSAL–SUAL–Glencore export routes for +$65–67M annual margin uplift. Stabilised NKAZ during acquisition, preserving ≈$200M asset value.

2018 — Present

Metal Supply Experts GmbH (MSE)

Founder & Managing Director · Zug, Switzerland

Independent Swiss strategic and execution platform for board-level special situations, industrial strategy, and M&A in asset-heavy, commodity-driven sectors. Mandate-based engagements requiring senior-level ownership, integrated decision-making, and cross-functional execution under complex regulatory and operational constraints.

Selected Engagements via MSE

Cross-border executive mandates — 2019–2024.

Engagements held under formal mandate, with delivery and P&L accountability. Scope spans metals and strategic materials, cement, advanced powders, energy, procurement and logistics, digital chain-of-custody, and capital transactions. Client identities and full engagement details are confidential and disclosed under client authorisation only.

European Cement Holding

Director

Zurich, Switzerland · 2021–2024

Opened EU cement and clinker lanes via Elbe River and Baltic corridors, with hubs in Berlin, Leipzig, and Dresden. Configured SSHINC handling capacity of ~2 Kmt/day. Designed CBAM-compliant logistics and carbon-reporting model for a group with ~60 Mmt/year capacity and export scenarios up to 8 Mmt/year.

Swiss Diversified Commodity & Technology Platform

Managing Director

Baar, Switzerland · 2023–2024

Cross-functional procurement and logistics optimisation across commodities and energy, innovations and high-tech, strategic management, and environmental solutions. Quarterly strategy and risk cadences; supplier governance aligned to AML and ESG requirements.

Central European Advanced Ceramics & Specialty Powders Producer

Chief Commercial Officer

Czech Republic · 2022–2024

Full commercial P&L for Al₂O₃, ZrO₂, and zeolite micropowders. Implemented 13-week S&OP cycle; index-aware pricing with contribution-margin guardrails; +4 Kmt/year capacity scale-up plan; packaging standards and 3PL process harmonisation; ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 roadmap.

Pan-European Bulk & Break-Bulk Terminal Operator

Director, Special Projects & Strategic Initiatives

Rotterdam, Netherlands · 2019–2020

Standardised bulk and break-bulk terminal operations across Europe and Asia. Built throughput, dwell, and cost-to-serve dashboards; established 3PL and forwarder partnerships to stabilise service.

Digital Settlement & Chain of Custody

Programmable settlement and chain‑of‑custody infrastructure, designed and operated under MSE.

Verified 10–25% CO₂ reduction per chain through route optimisation and paperless MRV. KYC / KYB / AML aligned with Swiss / FINMA / FATF / OFAC; sanctions-resilient workflows.

PToken

Programmable Settlement Rails

ERC‑20 programmable settlement rails linking aluminium, copper, and energy shipments to on-chain ESG and CO₂ data. T+0 / T+1 settlement capability. AML / KYC / KYB per Swiss / FINMA / FATF frameworks.

VAREYE

Chain of Custody & MRV

Lot-level origin, mass-balance, and GPS / IoT event capture with automated MRV. Aligned with EU Taxonomy, ISO 14064 / 14067, GRI 305, CBAM MRV, and CSDDD. Audit-ready data lineage for regulators, auditors, and counterparties.

Coverage Areas

Sectoral and functional scope of engagement.

Sectors

Metals, mining, advanced materials & powders
Minor and strategic metals
Energy and biofuels
Building materials and construction inputs
Agricultural and soft commodities
High-tech and specialty industrial inputs

Strategy & Capital

Industrial and commodity strategy
Cross-border market entry & expansion
End-to-end M&A mandates
Investment and fund architectures
Board and shareholder-level advisory
Special situations and distressed assets

Trading, Finance & Risk

Full-cycle physical trading architectures
Pricing, premium capture, and hedging
Trade finance and liquidity structures
LME / FX / energy hedging frameworks
Working capital optimisation

Logistics & Supply Chain

Multimodal logistics and corridor design
Terminal operations and port management
Hub-and-spoke network architecture
SAP EWM / MM / PP / DS / APO control towers
S&OP / IBP cadence and KPI governance

Regulatory, ESG & Governance

CBAM and EU Taxonomy integration
ISO 14064 / 14067, GRI 305, CSDDD
AML / KYC / KYB frameworks
FINMA / FATF / OFAC alignment
Sanctions-resilient governance

Digital & Data Infrastructure

Chain-of-custody and traceability (VAREYE)
Tokenised settlement (PToken — ERC‑20)
AI-driven delay prediction and dwell control
Power BI / Tableau analytics catalogues
Digital trade-finance and documentary stacks

Education, Recognition & Media

Credentials.

Education

MSc, Metallurgy of Non-Ferrous & Rare Metals
National University of Science & Technology (MISIS), Moscow

Executive Management Programme
London Business School

Certifications & Teaching

Guest Lecturer, London Business School
"Emergency Commodity Markets, Risks & Investments Management"

LME Operations
Toyota Production System (Executive)
SAP ERP Integration
Power BI for Business Optimisation
Advanced Negotiation

Recognition & Media

Honorary Medal
Union of Metal & Steel Suppliers

Featured and published in Bloomberg, Financial Times, Metal Bulletin, Aluminium International Today, RBC, Kommersant.

Languages: Russian (native), English (fluent), German (conversational).

For mandate enquiries, please use the confidential contact form on the homepage. Direct correspondence at principal level only.