Jeremy Weir | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, Trafigura |
| Term | March 2014- |
| Predecessor | Claude Dauphin |
Jeremy Weir (born 1964) is an Australian businessman, the CEO of Trafigura since March 2014, when he succeeded Claude Dauphin.
Weir was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1964. [1] He has a bachelor's degree in geology from the University of Melbourne, Australia. [2] [1]
Weir worked for at N M Rothschild & Sons from 1992 to 2000, in Australia and London, and was responsible for commodity trading, marketing and their international metals derivatives business. [2]
Prior to becoming the CEO, Weir was head of mining and market risk. [3]
Since becoming CEO, Weir has made efforts to make Trafigura's operations more open to public scrutiny, and in April 2015 was the first Trafigura CEO to speak in public. [4]
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