Peter leads our demand side research, helping clients in their decision making across sectors. He is part of a team that delivers critical insights into commodities that underpin modern life as we know it, based on data and bespoke in-house analysis.
Peter joins from a boutique consultancy providing macro and commodity insights to the resources industry. Topics covered included implications of climate change, geopolitical and trade concerns and the energy transition, across various commodities. He has experience from mine site to boardroom, having headed macro and commodity research at Anglo American, and worked at Norilsk Nickel International and BHP.
Education
MSc (Mining), Mineral economics, WITS
Hon. BCom(Fin), UNISA
Beng(Mech), Mechatronics, University of Pretoria
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