Peter Galbraith Commercial Director & Regional Head, Middle East
Peter Galbraith is Commercial Director and Regional Head Middle East for S&P Global Platts. Peter joined S&P Global Platts in April 2017 and is responsible for leading regional initiatives as well as the growth of the Middle East S&P Global Platts business. Peter has more than 19 years experience in commodities, global banking and financial services across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australia. Prior to SP Global Platts Peter held commodity sales roles at Thomson Reuters and FIS before joining SP Global Platts. Peter holds a BA Commerce degree from University of Wollongong and a Diploma of Financial Planning from Deakin University.
Email: peter.galbraith@spglobal.com
Claire Godard
Analytics Sales Director for the Middle East and Africa
Claire Godard is Analytics Sales Director for the Middle East and Africa. Claire joined S&P Global Platts in April 2017 and is responsible for selling Platts’ energy markets analytics solutions across the Middle East and Africa. Claire has over 25 years of energy market experience having most recently spent 4 years at a start-up company in the analytics space. Prior to that she worked in both Paris, France and London, UK, in the trading divisions of investment banks including Goldman Sachs as well as the oil major, BP, where she advised EMEA corporates on their energy price risk management strategies. Claire holds a BA in European Studies with French and Italian from the University of Bath. Email: claire.godard@spglobal.com
Dan Conover Market Engagement Manager
Dan Colover acts as an ambassador for a diverse group of Middle East energy market participants, including those in the oil, refined product, LNG , and petrochemicals markets.
Dan joined S&P Global Platts in 2008, covering oil markets for S&P Global Platts out of London. In 2013, he transferred to Singapore where he took on an oil management role, and then moved into a role serving as S&P Global Platts market engagement development lead for oil in the region. In 2016 Dan was appointed as Associate Editorial Director for crude and fuel oil markets in the Asia region. Email: daniel.colover@spglobal.com
Ezzat Eid Commercial Manager Platts
Ezzat Eid is a Commercial Manager and joined S&P Global Platts in August 2017. Based in Dubai, Ezzat is responsible for the retention and growth of Platts clients in the region.
Prior to that, Ezzat started his career at Thomson Reuters, where he held a number of roles over 7 years, including Sales Specialist - Asset and Investment Management, solely responsible for Large Financial Institutions and Strategic entities. Ezzat holds an MSc in Fluid Power Systems from the University of Bath, UK and a BEng Mechanical and Automotive Engineering from The University of Birmingham, UK. Email: ezzat.eid@spglobal.com
Jamila Al Ibrahim Client Development Manager, Middle East
Jamila Al Ibrahim is the Client Development Manager,Middle East for S&P Global Platts in Dubai.Jamila joined Platts in April 2016 as associate Editorial Operations Analyst in London, before progressing the same year to the role of Associate Editor for the Dry Bulk Shipping desk, covering pricing and news for the Atlantic markets.She then held the role of Editor for the European and Turkish Ferrous Metals markets in 2018,while the following year she joined the EMEA Power team as a Managing Editor, covering Energy Transition, Renewables, Guarantees of Origins and Hydrogen news and pricing. Prior to joining S&P Global Platts, Jamila held the role of Research Manager for Banking System Profiles at Moody’s Investors Services in London. Email: Jamila.al.ibrahim@spglobal.com
Damien Bourles Commercial Manager Platts
Damien is a Commercial Manager and joined S&P Global Platts in 2013 in S&P Global London’s headquarter. Based in Dubai since early 2015, Damien is responsible for the retention and growth of strategic and regional accounts in the Middle East. Damien has more than 11 years of experience in Commodities, Economic data and consulting services within Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to S&P Global Platts, Damien held Senior Business development roles at CEB now Gartner and Financial Times Business. Damien holds an advanced Master in Marketing & Management from ESSEC business School and a Master in Business Management from ESC Amiens Business school of Management. Email: damien.bourles@spglobal.com
Suad Bashe Commercial Manager Platts
Suad Bashe is a Commercial Manager and joined S&P Global Platts in 2016. Based in Dubai, Suad is responsible for developing relationships as well as retaining and growing accounts across the Middle East. Suad has over 12 years of experience in customer relationship management and sales within the Financial and Commodity sectors in Europe and the Middle East. Prior to S&P Global Platts, Suad held a number of roles at Thomson Reuters and FactSet.
Suad holds an MSc in Information Systems Management and a BSc in Information Technology in Enterprise Systems from Brunel University London, UK. Email: suad.bashe@spglobal.com
Herman Wang Managing Editor, OPEC and Middle East
Herman Wang is a London-based managing editor, OPEC and Middle East news, for S&P Global Platts. He covers OPEC’s semi-annual ministerial meetings in Vienna, and oversees Platts’ reporting on the Middle East, managing a team of Platts editors in Dubai and a network of correspondents throughout the region. He also serves as the principal editor for Platts’ closely followed monthly OPEC production survey. Herman previously was based in Washington, D.C., as a senior editor for Platts, covering U.S. energy policy. He was a co-creator and co-host of Platts Capitol Crude, The U.S. Oil Policy Podcast, which won the 2015 Jesse H. Neal Award for best webcast. Herman is a Northwestern University alum and worked for daily newspapers in Tennessee, North Carolina and Pennsylvania before joining Platts in 2009. Email: herman.wang@spglobal.com
Tahani Karrar Associate Editor for Oil Pricing, Middle East & Africa
Tahani Karrar is the Oil Pricing Associate Editor for the Middle East and Africa region at S&P Global Platts. Tahani joined S&P Global Platts in May 2019 and is responsible for oil pricing coverage including MEA market data, insights and pioneering benchmark methodology for the region.
Tahani has more than 14 years’ experience in geopolitics, technology and financial services spanning Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to SP Global Platts Tahani held editorial roles at Google, Thomson Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. Tahani holds a MEng Biochemical Engineering degree from University College London and speaks fluent Arabic. Email: tahani.karrar@spglobal.com
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