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Meet the team at Fastmarkets

With more than 500 team members worldwide, we have price reporters on the ground, as well as analysts and editorial teams who are researching and reporting on shifting market dynamics for the commodity markets we serve.

Our team provides price data for thousands of proprietary prices, as well as forecasts, market intelligence and insights-rich events for market participants to network, trade and discuss the critical forces driving change.

Below you can read more about each of the members of our senior leadership team, or browse some of the recent insights and analyses from our talented group of price reporters, analysts and editorial teams working across the four markets we serve.

We believe in celebrating and enriching the diversity and wellbeing of our people. This drives more inclusive behavior, perspectives and better business outcomes.
Raju Daswani, CEO at Fastmarkets
Meet the leadership team

Raju Daswani

Fastmarkets CEO

Perrine Faye

Global head of editorial and pricing

Toby Burton

Chief financial officer

Louise Noone

Chief human resources officer

James Mansfield

Chief revenue officer

Varun Atre

Chief product officer 

Catherine Oates

Managing director, events

Chris Davies

General Counsel

Richard Peers

Chief technology and information officer

Stuart Evans

Chief analytics officer

The board
Fastmarkets CEO
Chief financial and operating officer
Fastmarkets non-executive board director
Insights from our price reporters, analysts and editorial teams

Browse our insights and analysis across the four markets we serve from our experts in agriculture, forest products, metals and mining and new generation energy

Treatment charges (TCs) for zinc concentrates shipped into China increased in the two weeks to Friday October 10, with deteriorating import arbitrage conditions driving smelters to push for another increase in the processing fees, sources told Fastmarkets.

Saudi Arabia’s ambition to become a global mining powerhouse is no longer only a vision; it is now a sprint. Robert Wilt, chief executive officer of Maaden, outlined the company’s rapid transformation into one of the world’s largest diversified miners, driven by speed, scale and technology.

Iron ore is now the new pawn in international geopolitics, with China now pushing yuan-based payments for imported iron ore

Freeport’s 2026 copper concentrate contracts introduce a higher floor-cap pricing structure that redefines industry benchmarks. The negotiations highlight broader shifts in global copper supply, smelting economics and pricing frameworks.

Explore the benefits of buying new vs used pallets and their impact on sustainability in the packaging industry.

Brazil faces growing pressure to strengthen its steel import safeguards as global trade imbalances and new EU measures reshape export and import dynamics. Rising inflows from Asia threaten domestic mills, exposing weaknesses in Brazil’s trade defenses.

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