Glencore’s former No. 2 aluminum trader sets up new shop
Dec 17 (Reuters) – Glencore’s former No. 2 aluminum trader Matt Lucke has opened a physical metals trading firm, becoming the first high-profile alumni of the commoditytrading giant’s powerful metals business to return to the market since its takeover of Xstrata in May.
The 40-year old American told Reuters last week he has returned to trading just six months after leaving Glencore Xstrata Plc where he worked his way up over 17 years from thefinance department to becoming one of the company’s most senior aluminum executives.
His departure in the summer alongside global aluminum and alumina chief Gary Fegel was the biggest shake-up of the world’s biggest aluminum trading desk in years.
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