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Gary Pedersen

Gary Pedersen President & CEO – Americas, Gunvor Group Gary is a 30-year veteran of the energy commodities trading industry, with extensive international experience in trading management, logistics, and refining. He joins Gunvor from Millennium Management LLC, where he served as Senior Portfolio Manager for cross barrel oil products since 2022. Gary began his career […] Read More

Kalpesh Patel

Kalpesh Patel Global Co-Head LNG Mr. Kalpesh joined Gunvor in 2014 as Co-Head of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Trading, and has worked to make Gunvor the leading independent LNG trader worldwide. Prior to Gunvor, he served as a Financial Trader at BG Group from 2010-2014 in Houston, Texas. Mr. Kalpesh has a Master of Science […] Read More

Frederic Meeus

Frederic Meeus Global Head of Naphtha & LPG Mr. Meeus joined Gunvor in 2010, as a naphtha trader, becoming global head of desk in 2017. Based in Geneva, his work has involved integrating commercial opportunities between the company’s oil products trading and European refining operations, an effort which now focuses on the Energy Transition. Prior […] Read More

Patrick Martin

Patrick Martin Managing Director, Gunvor Singapore Mr. Martin has been with Gunvor since 2011, joining as head of gasoline trading in Singapore before being promoted to his current position. Previously, he worked at Total Trading SA (Geneva), holding various roles between 2000-2010, including head of desk naphtha, general manger products (Singapore), and managing director for […] Read More

Gia Mai

Gia Mai Chief Operating Officer Mr. Mai has been with Gunvor since 2008. He oversees Gunvor’s Operations, IT, HR, assets management and investment activities, as well as the global coordination and execution of the Executive Committee strategy, with a focus on improving corporate governance and operating efficiency. He previously served as the Group Chief Investment […] Read More

Jean-Baptiste Leclercq

Jean-Baptiste Leclercq General Counsel Mr. Leclercq joined Gunvor in 2011 and is responsible overseeing Gunvor’s Legal, Compliance & Ethics program. Mr. Leclercq received a Bachelor of Law from the University of Geneva and an LL.M. master of laws from University of San Francisco, School of Law. He is licensed to practise in the state of […] Read More

Aldo Della Valle

Aldo Della Valle Global Head of Natural Gas & Power Mr. Della Valle has been instrumental in building Gunvor’s physical natural gas and power portfolio, having joined the company in 2018 as Head of European Gas & Power Trading. Before relocating to Geneva, he also established Gunvor’s London trading office. Previously, Mr. Della Valle served […] Read More

Upstream

Gunvor makes select investments in exploration, appraisal, development and production assets as a part of its strategy of diversifying along the energy supply chain. Over the years, the company has participated in production assets in the Caspian Sea and West Africa, among other geographies.   Gunvor’s expertise in the finance and the oil and gas […] Read More

Talent

Gunvor is very selective and our standards of performance are high. We encourage creativity and independence, and strive to maintain a diverse working environment. Our more than 20 facilities and operations are run primarily by local management, who provide keen market intelligence and analysis. They are complemented by people with high strategic value. Gunvor believes […] Read More

Culture

Gunvor is a company that works for the people who work within it. We strive to provide an environment where our employees can unlock their creativity through openness, collaboration, and interaction. This is essential to remaining competitive and relevant, and we are always looking ahead. Shaping our company’s future, especially in the context of the […] Read More

Transparency

Gunvor Group supports the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), which implements the global standard to promote the open and accountable management of oil, natural gas, and mineral resources. The EITI Standard, predominantly applied to extractive companies, requires the disclosure of information along the extractive industry value chain, beginning from the point of extraction, along to […] Read More

Terminals

Terminals are a highly complementary asset investment for Gunvor’s trading activities. They provide access to physical import and/or export flows and thus enhance trading positions. The availability of storage and vessel berthing creates time spread and cross-geography arbitrage opportunities. Blending and segregated storage add further value by facilitating of export grade specifications. With several terminal […] Read More

Biofuel Plants

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 40 Gunvor Biofuel Berantevilla Built in 2008, the plant is located in the middle of the Spanish provinces of Basque country and Rioja, between agricultural camps and vineyards. The design of the 40,000 MT/year plant is based on transesterification/esterification/distillation, and is capable of processing a wide spectrum of feedstock, including used cooking […] Read More

Crude Oil

Gunvor is one of the largest independent crude oil traders in the world, offtaking from producers of all sizes and managing the commodity’s transport, storage, and financing to counterparties across the globe. Read More

Base Metals

USE Base metals are essential to electrification and the energy transition SUPPLY Asia, Europe, U.S. DEMAND Supply As a part of the company’s energy transition and diversification strategy, Gunvor is establishing itself as a leading global trader of refined base metals and concentrates. Activities consist of off-take agreements, purchases, and marketing arrangements with producers worldwide. […] Read More

Power & Emissions

As a part of the company’s Energy Transition commitments, Gunvor is growing its power business throughout Europe and the United States. Read More