Working in Plexus between 1991 until his departure at the end of 2008 Jo was a senior trader and director of the company. Since that time, he has set up his own consultancy business to help his clients have a greater insight as to what drives the price of cotton, and associated commodities.
Jo has long advocated that fundamentals, technicals, and money flow are all essential ingredients in determining future price direction whilst a lifetime of working with futures and options has given him an intuitive understanding of market pricing.
Andrew worked for nearly 25 years with one of the world’s premier commodity trading companies.
During that time, he was Trading Director of Cargill Cotton UK and Risk Manager for the Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain Platform.
He has extensive merchandising, trading & risk management experience and a passion for sustainability & enhancing company profits. Andrew was on the Board of the International Cotton Association from 2003-2009 and its President in 2008.
Chris worked for Cargill Cotton for 11 years joining in Shanghai, China and managing the companies operations in that country.
After returning to the UK Chris worked as a trader in the Liverpool office managing a number of consuming markets and sourcing originations around the globe. Chris has extensive experience of the major cotton markets with a focus on Asia and China in particular.