TP ICAP’s Energy and Commodities division today announced the appointment of three new regional CEOs, covering APAC, EMEA and the Americas.
Reporting to Andrew Polydor, the division’s global CEO, the appointments are:
- David Silbert, CEO, Americas
- Joachim Emanuelsson, CEO EMEA
- Tom Fox Hughes, CEO APAC
David Silbert was the founder and served as Senior Partner & Chief Executive Officer at Trailstone Group, the global commodities trading company. Prior to that he was Managing Director and Head of Deutsche Bank Global Commodities between 2007 and 2013. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Mr. Silbert was Managing Director and Head of EMEA Commodities at Merrill Lynch, which he joined following the acquisition of Entergy-Koch Trading, where he served as CEO of its European division.
Joachim Emanuelsson joins TP ICAP from SCB Group, which he co-founded and for over 16 years integrated into one of the leading low carbon brokerage and advisory firms. Mr. Emanuelsson began his career in commodities trading at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and Credit Suisse.
Tom Fox Hughes has been promoted to his new role of CEO APAC after almost three years as Commercial Director for the region, based in Singapore. Mr. Hughes joined TP ICAP from Freight Investor Services, where he was Managing Director, responsible for the Asian business of international commodity derivatives brokerage.
Commenting on the appointments, Andrew Polydor, Global CEO said:
“This is an exciting time for the business as we announce three high-quality appointments to lead our businesses around the world. David and Joachim both bring excellent experience across all asset classes to their new roles. And I’m also delighted that Tom will step into this new role: he is hugely respected in the market and will help take our business in Asia to the next level.”
TP ICAP’s Energy & Commodities division operates across all major markets including oil, gas, power, renewables, ferrous metals, base metals, precious metals, soft commodities and digital assets. elements. The division offers clients three different pools of liquidity through three competitive broking brands – Tullett Prebon, PVM and ICAP.