Meet The Team

Christopher joined the company in 2021 as the country manager and global head of trading who oversees the day-to-day activities of the company. His primary reponsibilities is to expand on the company´s existing relationships, business development and manage the company´s risk portfolio.

Christopher has over 15 years’ experience in the Oil & Gas sector and has previously headed up the global trading teams of international energy trading companies. He has physical experience trading across the barrel from crude to LPG, but specialises on refined products blending and trading.

Having previously held roles in trade finance, Risk Management, operations and shipping it allows Christopher to effectively manage the company’s portfolio from the inception of the trade until completion.

Having been stationed in Singapore, London, New York and now Dubai, he has been an active participant of the oil & gas community for over 15 years which has granted him a network of trading partners across all regions of trade from Asia, Middle East, Europe/Med, Africa and the Americas.

Christopher studied Business & Economics at Southampton Solent University, UK and is fluent in English and Spanish.

Muhammad joined GTT in 2016 and is the head of finance and accounts. Muhammad is a Chartered Accountant (ACA) & Professional Accounting Affiliate-PAA from the Institute of Chartered Account of Pakistan –ICAP. He is also a Member of Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountant (PIPFA).

His previous experience covers trade operations, trade finance, structured finance, contract administration, risk management and finance & accounting.

Muhammad is a performance oriented and accomplished Finance Professional with 10+ Years of work experience in the field of Accounting, Audit, Finance Taxation.

A self-starter with a substantial background in Accounting, Audit Finance and Taxation. Muhammad is a key member of the team and is widely responsible for overseeing much of the growth of the company since joining.

Stephen joined GTT in December 2022 as a Senior trader & Risk Manager and brings with him over 17 years of knowledge and experience in the physical oil & gas trading and risk management sector.

In particular, he specialises in trading LNG, LPG and light ends, areas in which the company is already active, but looking to expand.

Stephen has experience executing derivatives and hedging physical exposure and has been instrumental in setting up and maintaining risk management departments in small and large international trading houses.

He has a positive track record in trading and lifting LNG from Nigeria and other areas, managing the deal from inception of the trade to overseeing the shipping, operations and risk management of until completion.

Stephen is a well-liked and active member of the Oil & Gas community.

Filippos joined GTT in 2019 as the Shipping & Chartering manager. Filippos has over Ten years’ experience in shipping to date. Before making the change to join GTT to oversee the company’s chartering book, he was involved on the Ship ownership where he worked primarily in Sales and Purchases and Ship Management of a large ship owner.

Filippos graduated with a Master’s degree in Finance from the University of Buckingham and also has experience in Accounting and Finance positions in the financial services. A native English, Greek and fluent French speaker that has worked in New York, Athens, Lagos, Bucharest and Dubai.

A consummate professional always striving to improve efficiency to streamline operational procedures and to maximise efficiency.

He is characterised by the ability to challenge a wide variety of tasks with understanding and success.

Fawad Ali joined GTT in November 2022 as Accounts and operational finance manager.

Fawad Ali is a member of The Professional Accounting Affiliate of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), a member of Pakistan Institute of Public and Finance Accountants (PIPFA), a member of The Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants (CIPFA) and Masters of commerce from the University of Sindh.

Fawad has experience of more than 15 years, working for small local and international organizations. He has gained a rich experience of working with multicultural and international companies and has learned enormous professional skills like preparing key business processes, risk management procedures, accounting, internal control systems & reporting.

Shamsudeen joined GTT in 2020 as a Trade Operations Executive. He started his career with Matrix Energy Group, where he was trained in the areas of trade operations, terminal operations and shipping.

Shamsudeen is a 1st class graduate of Telecommunications with a background in engineering from the prestigious University of Ilorin. He has attended many courses on Operations & Supply chain management in addition to on the job training which have prepared him enough for the current assignment.

A professional certified by the International Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Institute (IPSCMI) with prior knowledge in the area of HSE (Health, Safety & Environment).

He is young and highly motivated, focused on taking on new challenges and responsibilities, developing valuable skills and competencies.