Ian heads up a team of consultants located in Singapore and Shanghai serving clients across Asia. He brings a broad range of experience from across different practice areas and commodities gained through 15 years working as both a consultant and an analyst in the mining and metals industry.
Ian has worked with clients all over the world but is particularly familiar with the Asian markets. Before moving to Singapore, Ian was based in Hong Kong and travelled frequently in China, Indonesia, Japan and Korea, helping clients understand market issues that affect financial transactions, business strategy and legal disputes.
Recent projects include the following:
- Market outlook for nickel intermediates for a mining company
- Product mix strategy for a new aluminium smelter in Southeast Asia
- Expert witness for legal disputes in nickel and uranium
- Lenders’ market consulting for a new nickel HPAL for a global bank
- Diversification strategy and M&A support for a copper miner
- Copper cable market outlook and downstream strategy
Areas of expertise:
- Financial Services
- Strategy Development
- Metals and Mining
- Financing and due diligence support
- Industrials
- Negotiation support
- Automotive
- Sustainability
- Chemicals
- Expert witness
- Public Sector
- Green Technology
Education/Qualifications:
- BSc in Economics, University of Essex, United Kingdom
