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Holt Global Group

Holt Global Group

We are an independent energy trader active in crude oil, fuel oil, and new energy markets.


ABOUT US

History

For two decades, we have offered the expertise of a physical energy merchant to our customers, leveraging our team’s +100 years of experience in their service. We create supply chains, connecting the major producers and consumers of crude and petroleum products across the globe.

2003
Creation of Holt Global
2003
Supplying petroleum products to international markets via Black Sea and the Baltics
2004
Managing gasoil & fuel transhipment operations at Novorossiysk terminal
2005
Creation of a specialized in-house shipping & logistics arm
2008
Opening of the Geneva office
2011
Creation of the Singapore Office
2012
Start of crude and fuel oil trading in the Mediterranean and Atlantic basins
2012
Monaco presence established
2013
Consolidation of all trading activities at Holt Global, Lucerne, Switzerland
2014
Turnover reaches USD 9.3 billion
2014
Traded volumes exceed 16.6 million tonnes
2019
First trades out of Dubai
2020
Creation of a carbon trading desk, first transacting in UERs
2020
Expansion of our footprint to West Africa

2003
Creation of Holt Global

2003
Supplying petroleum products to international markets via Black Sea and the Baltics

2004
Managing gasoil & fuel transhipment operations at Novorossiysk terminal

2005
Creation of a specialized in-house shipping & logistics arm

2008
Opening of the Geneva office

2011
Creation of the Singapore Office

2012
Start of crude and fuel oil trading in the Mediterranean and Atlantic basins

2012
Monaco presence established

2013
Consolidation of all trading activities at Holt Global, Lucerne, Switzerland

2014
Turnover reaches USD 9.3 billion

2014
Traded volumes exceed 16.6 million tonnes

2019
First trades out of Dubai

2020
Creation of a carbon trading desk, first transacting in UERs

2020
Expansion of our footprint to West Africa


TEAM

We operate as a partnership of trading, logistics and financial experts working together in a lean and agile framework.

Marco
Agostinelli
Operations & Logistics

Marco makes our supply chain work. He is responsible for our trades moving from A to B, ensuring optimal purchase and delivery timelines and conditions for both suppliers and customers.

Sameer
Beeran
Head of Trading Middle East

Sameer has spearheaded our development in the Middle East, first focusing on Holt’s business in the Gulf and then expanding the product trade across all of Asia.

Maria
Kreslo
Legal & Compliance

Maria leads our Legal and Conduct functions, manages the execution and implementation of our legal & compliance framework, while continuously improving our approach to align with the latest global standards.

Philip
Lansdowne
Risk Management

Philip manages the Group’s global risk appetite, ensuring the effective and optimal management of operational, market, compliance and credit risk across all of Holt’s activities.

Larisa
Loyko
Treasury & Trade Finance

Larisa is one of the founding members of Holt’s team. She is responsible for the Group’s funding strategy and the management of our banking relationships.

Sergei
Mikhalev
Corporate Strategy

Sergei oversees the Group’s corporate development initiatives and advises on strategic funding arrangements.

Luka
Obradovic
Head of Trading Europe

Luka leads trading strategies in Europe Africa and the Americas, leveraging his years of experience in word’s leading production and trading companies, developing and executing trades across the barrel.

Oleg
Paltin
Chairman

Prior to Holt’s formation in the early 00’s, Oleg held a number of senior leadership positions in downstream oil industry. Oleg directs the Group’s strategy and ensures our values, culture and dedication to customers is reflected in everything we do. He also oversees senior management and trading teams’ activities.

Marianna
Schneider
Statutory Director

Marianna is the Group’s governance lynchpin, ensuring that our statutory responsibilities are met and corporate authority exercised in a diligent, compliant and effective manner.

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