LBMA Sub-Committees

Vikas began his bullion career at Barclays Bank in 1999 in metals sales and over his career has dealt in various physical commodities across base, precious and energy. He started the physical bullion business in India for Barclays, making them a major player in Indian bullion by 2005. With the regular interaction with various global miners and refiners, he developed a strong expert knowledge of the mining and refining process.

He was instrumental in building and developing the Barclays Bullion Vault and its operations, which made Barclays one of the LPMCL members for London bullion clearing. He was managing the vaulting services alongside his growing role as commodities sales for EMEA and India at Barclays.

In 2016, Vikas joined The Toronto Dominion Bank as Head of EMEA and India Commodities Sales. Over the years he has developed the physical bullion capabilities and made them into a major physical bullion player with global activities and presence. TD Bank along with being a LBMA market maker has a strong bullion derivative and physical business in US, Canada, Europe and Asia.

• Vikas Chamaria, TD Securities
• Andrew Lovell, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A.
• Rita Davy Sen, HSBC
• Michel Mathieu, UBS AG
• Paul McKerrell, ICBC Standard Bank Plc
• Mark Woolley, Brinks Limited (UK)
• Philip Aubertin, Helveticor AG
• Observer: Ian Hann, Bank of England

Suki is the Bank’s Precious Metals Analyst, based in New York. She covers the markets for gold, silver, platinum, palladium and other platinum-group metals, along with the key producing countries and consuming sectors. She joined Standard Chartered in 2015 from Barclays, where she spent 11 years, most recently as Head of Metals Research.

Suki has worked with corporates, refiners, physical traders, sovereign wealth funds and central banks, institutional investors, hedge funds and private wealth firms, providing analysis and the outlook for the precious metals sector. Previously, she was a Chartered Accountant at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

She is an ACA Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

• Rhona O’Connell, StoneX Financial Ltd
• Jonathan Butler, Mitsubishi Corporation International (Europe) Plc
• Tom Kendall, ICBC Standard Bank
• Nikos Kavalis, Metals Focus
• Stephen Pender, BASF
• Rupen Raithatha, Johnson Matthey
• Joseph Stefans, MKS (Switzerland) SA
• Adrian Ash, BullionVault
• David Jollie, Anglo American
• James Steel, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
• John Reade, World Gold Council

Nick is the Global Head Institutional Markets, ABC Refinery in Sydney, NSW.

Nick started his career in precious metals with Bank of Boston, then trading for Sumitomo Corporation Tokyo, arbitraging TOCOM gold futures and dealing with overseas banks and Central banks, then SC Europe, where he ran the precious metals swap books and Islamic finance book.

He moved to become manager of RBS Sempra Commodities Precious Metals desk, then the head of the Triland Futures precious desk. He then moved to join Mitsui Precious Metals Inc. in London before joining their team in Hong Kong to grow their Australasian business. Nick was formerly a member of the LBMA’s Management Committee, the Finance committee and has been involved in the Membership Committee for a number of years.

He has a bachelor’s degree in Economics with Psychology from City, University of London, a Diploma in Statistics from the Open University, UK, and a Master’s in Finance with Economic Policy from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has worked in London, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong and Sydney.

• Ben Kleimunt, Sucden Financial
• Deniz Warren, Morgan Stanley
• Yang Lu, CME Group
• Rory McVeigh, Sumitomo Corporation
• Mathew O'Neill, HSBC
• Stephenie Turp, StoneX Financial Ltd
• Zornitsa Phillips, Mitsubishi Corporation

In his current role, Tobias provides compliance advisory coverage to the Global FX Sales and Trading Business, specifically focussing on Commodities at HSBC, as well as dedicating time to the compliance framework being crafted for ESG related structures and transactions. He also lends support in relation to the overarching governance support for Financial Benchmark regulation.

A significant amount of his time is spent covering the precious metals business including the physical metals and custody business. He is also the global lead for commodities compliance, hence has significant involvement with both the US and Asia markets. Globally, HSBC has a comprehensive offering in precious metals and a long history of participation in the bullion market.

Prior to joining HSBC, Tobias was commodities compliance coverage at Barclays and prior to that covered exchange traded derivatives and commodities at UBS for a number of years, three of which were spent in the UBS Singapore office. Preceding this, Tobias was at Morgan Stanley within the FICC compliance team. He also sits on the FIA Compliance Committees (for metals) where a broad range of global regulatory matters are discussed in line with evolution and changes in the metals markets.

• Kristen Amring, Bank of Montreal
• Ilyas Arrad, TD Securities
• Michael Brosius, Mitsubishi Corporation
• Martin Ford, StoneX
• Simon Houghton-Dodd, Asahi Refining
• Simon Jackson, HSBC Bank plc
• Nimisha Kanabar, Morgan Stanley
• Russel Kay, Bank of America
• Andrea Kniewasser, Royal Canada Mint
• Tom Little, UBS AG
• Tara Puri, Goldman Sachs
• Tony Ricci, StoneX Financial Ltd
• Yana Richardson, ICBC Standard Bank Plc
• Shari Salinas, J.P. Morgan
• Henry Tran, Standard Chartered Bank
• Timothy Webb, J.P. Morgan

• Observer: Anne Dennison, LPPM

Ruth was appointed Chief Executive of the LBMA in January 2014. She is responsible for the success and strategic development of the LBMA, in partnership with the Chairman and the Board. She is also responsible for maintaining accountability to and the quality of, the Association's Membership and Good Delivery Refiners as well as representing the interests of the Association in relation to regulators, investors, media and international precious metals markets.

Before being appointed Chief Executive, she spent seven years working in the Association, initially as Commercial Director and then as Deputy Chief Executive, where she acted as the main lead on Governmental Affairs. She was also responsible for the Association's work on supply chain due diligence, with particular regard to the creation and implementation of the LBMA’s Responsible Gold Guidance. She has represented the Association at industry, governmental and multi-stakeholder regulatory forums. She continues to serve as Vice Chair of the OECD Multi-Stakeholder Governance Group for Responsible Minerals. As Commercial Director, she oversaw the development of the LBMA Conference, the LBMA's quarterly publication the Alchemist and the LBMA website.

Prior to joining the LBMA, she worked in bank finance and US corporate law at the law firms of White & Case and Norton Rose, and also acted as a monitor at the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva. She has an MSc in History of International Relations from the London School of Economics and a degree in English Literature from Kenyon College in Ohio.

• Cameron Alexander (The Perth Mint)
• Steven Art (Umicore)
• Praveen Baijnath (RAND)
• Nicolas Carrera (Metalor)
• Paul Healey (Asahi)
• Simone Knobloch (Valcambi)
• Robin Kolvenbach (Argor-Heraeus)
• Hitoshi Kosai (Tanaka)
• Henrik Marx (Heraeus)
• Phaedon Stamatopoulos (MKS PAMP)
• David Woodford (ABC Refinery)
• Rob Sargent (RCM)

Ruth was appointed Chief Executive of the LBMA in January 2014. She is responsible for the success and strategic development of the LBMA, in partnership with the Chairman and the Board. She is also responsible for maintaining accountability to and the quality of, the Association's Membership and Good Delivery Refiners as well as representing the interests of the Association in relation to regulators, investors, media and international precious metals markets.

Before being appointed Chief Executive, she spent seven years working in the Association, initially as Commercial Director and then as Deputy Chief Executive, where she acted as the main lead on Governmental Affairs. She was also responsible for the Association's work on supply chain due diligence, with particular regard to the creation and implementation of the LBMA’s Responsible Gold Guidance. She has represented the Association at industry, governmental and multi-stakeholder regulatory forums. She continues to serve as Vice Chair of the OECD Multi-Stakeholder Governance Group for Responsible Minerals. As Commercial Director, she oversaw the development of the LBMA Conference, the LBMA's quarterly publication the Alchemist and the LBMA website.

Prior to joining the LBMA, she worked in bank finance and US corporate law at the law firms of White & Case and Norton Rose, and also acted as a monitor at the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva. She has an MSc in History of International Relations from the London School of Economics and a degree in English Literature from Kenyon College in Ohio.

• Nicolas Eslava, Afai Consulting
• Gina D´ Amato, Alliance for Responsible Mining
• Marcin Piersiak, Alliance for Responsible Mining
• Christina Miller, Amazon Aid
• Robin Kolvenbach, Argor-Heraeus
• Shawn Blore, Artisanal Gold Enterprises
• Kevin Telmer, Artisanal Gold Enterprises
• Paul Healey, Asahi Refining
• Simon Houghton-Dodd, Asahi Refining
• Chris Fergus, Ava Global Logistics
• Rosabel Guerrero, BSP
• Mary Anne P. Lim, BSP
• Grégoire Jacob, Earthworm Foundation
• Hannah Jager, Earthworm Foundation
• Titus Sauerwein, EPRM
• Ilse Schoeters, Glencore
• Patrick Schein, Gold by Gold
• Anna Dinzler, IGR Metals Trading
• Joanne Lebert, IMPACT
• Kady Seguin, IMPACT
• Maureen Walschot, IPIS
• Alice Vanni, Italpreziosi
• Sophie Firoz, LBMA
• Neil Harby, LBMA
• Alan Martin, LBMA
• Jara Bakx, Levin Sources
• Estelle Levin-Nally, Levin Sources
• Olivier Demierre, MKS Pamp SA
• Jacqueline Mayor Meylan, MKS Pamp SA
• Shari Gittleman, Newmont
• Laurent Mathiot, OCIM
• Louis Marechal, OECD (Observer)
• Gregory Mthembu-Salter, Phuzumoya Consulting
• Thomas Salter, Phuzumoya Consulting
• Susan Keane, Planet Gold
• Philippe Chave, PX Group
• Christophe Nicolet, PX group
• Praveen Baijnath, Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd
• Jason McPherson, Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd
• Jen Peyser, RMI
• Adam Rolfe, RMI
• Andrea Kniewasser, Royal Canadian Mint
• Tom De Boinville, StoneX
• Elan Farbiarz, StoneX
• Diana Culillas, Swiss Better Gold Association
• Christian Sieber, Swiss Better Gold Association
• Xavier Miserez, Trafigura
• Megan Morrow, UBS
• Matt Slater, UBS
• Edward Bickham, World Gold Council
• Fernando Fernandez, Wyss Academy for Nature, University of Bern

• Executive Committee (TORs)
• Remuneration Committee (TORs)
• Financial Crime Working Group (TORs)
• LPMCL Board (TORs)
• Referees (TORs)
• User Group for New Financial Services (TORs)
• Vault Managers Working Group (TORs)
• VAT Working Group (TORs)