LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) – Oil trading firm BB Energy has hired Jacques Erni as its new chief financial officer (CFO) from August 2 based in Dubai, the company said.
Erni was most recently the CFO of Asian trader Noble Group. Previously, he worked for the Geneva-based commodities trader Gunvor Group from 2006 and was its CFO from 2013 to 2019.
The privately held BB Energy was founded in Lebanon and has offices around the world, including Houston and Singapore, with its main sales office in London.
“I can’t wait to work with the different teams. Together with Mohamed Bassatne (CEO) and the rest of the management team, we will strengthen leadership across the company and continue to upgrade and put in place strong internal controls while supporting a high performing trading platform. ”Erni said.
Reporting by Julia Payne Editing by Mark Potter
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