Our Leadership
Kenny Ives
at IXM since 2022
Chief Executive Officer
Experience
- Head of Glencore’s Nickel division and member of management exco until 2021
- Several senior trading roles in the UK, China, the Netherlands, and Switzerland
- 23+ years at Glencore
Jing Wu
at IXM since 2020
Deputy CEO and CFO
Experience
- Group CFO at COFCO International
- Senior risk management and portfolio optimization roles at Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, Lehman Brothers and BP
- 30 years of experience
Tom Mackay
at IXM since 2005
Co-Head Metals books
Experience
- Commercial roles in LDC Coffee and Sugar platforms and other roles in Metals in London, Singapore and Geneva
- 16 years of experience
Adhitya Sethaputra
at IXM since 2012
Co-Head Metals books
Experience
- Commercial roles in refined base metals at LDC Metals and IXM in Singapore and Geneva
- 10 years of related experience
Gary Le-Men
at IXM since 2023
Head of Copper Concentrates
Experience
- 12+ years at Glencore as Head of Copper Concentrates Chartering and Trading and 12+ years at Trafigura as Head of Copper Concentrate trading and leading the Iron Ore division in Singapore.
- 30+ years of experience in commodity trading.
Xavier-Alexandre Ortiz
at IXM since 2010
Head of Zinc & Lead Concentrates
Experience
- Commercial roles marketing concentrate and refined Zinc & Lead in LDC’s Metals unit and at IXM in Singapore and Geneva
- 14 years of experience
Ronnie Jiang
at IXM since 2006
Head of Asia region
Experience
- Head of China Metals business unit, Head of Metals Research and Market Research at LDC
- 14 years of experience
James Gatehouse
at IXM since 2018
Head of Derivatives Trading
Experience
- Senior roles in global commodity trading including Senior Portfolio Manager at Edesia Asset Management and Senior Trader at LDC
- 20+ years of experience in global commodity markets
Jason Podrats
at IXM since 2017
Chief Legal Officer
Experience
- Canadian lawyer and English solicitor
- Associate roles in Canadian and English law firms prior to taking senior legal roles at LDC and then IXM
- 17 + years of experience
Annabel Destrade
at IXM since 2018
Chief Human Resources Officer
Experience
- Global Head of Recruitment & Global HR Business Partner at LDC
- Executive Recruiter & Manager at Michael Page
- Strategic Consultant at PwC & Finance Mgr. in an Investment Fund
- 15 years of relevant experience