Martin Mitchell

Sustainable Infrastructure Investment at Green Rock Energy Partners

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Commodities Expert with proven Executive experience in building, motivating and managing teams. Led the growth of the global physical logistics team from 15-20 globally to 80-90 globally in 4-5 years through strong recruitment, motivation, control standards implementation and people development focus. Strong technical and commercial front to back commodities experience encompassing wide product range with deep knowledge of physical and derivative products and processes. A strong technology, risk management, finance and operational understanding. Skills honed largely through role as COO across all of Morgan Stanley's commodity businesses.

Experience

  • Managing Partner & Co-founder at Green Rock Energy Partners
    2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

    Green Rock Energy Partners LLC is a sustainable infrastructure focused private equity firm which invests in renewable energy companies and projects. Green Rock’s investments primarily target waste-to-value energy assets within the circular economy, which play a critical role in the ongoing energy transition to a low-carbon future. The firm deploys equity capital within the circular economy to develop, purchase, and operate environmentally responsible and financially attractive businesses and infrastructure. The projects that Green Rock targets for investment produce renewable natural gas, renewable diesel, renewable fertilizer, and other similar products. The firm was founded by a team of commodities executives who source, structure, and negotiate opportunities to build successful businesses using their expertise as owners and operators.

  • Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Phibro LLC
    Oct 2016 - Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Commodities merchant company focused on physical trading, asset acquisition and development, optimization and structuring. Phibro conducts physical and paper trading in various environmental attribute physical products; primarily out of Asia and into Europe or USA. Example of product base; Biodiesel, FAME, UCO, OCOME, LCFS, RINS, etc.

  • Morgan Stanley (23 yrs 5 mos)
    • Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer - Global - Commodities Business Unit
      Jan 2010 - Jun 2016 · 6 yrs 6 mos

      - Member of Commodities Global Management and Operating Committee. - Board Member for Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. - Chairperson of Commodities Global Physical Operational Risk Steering Group - overseeing all vetting and risk management aspects of Physical footprint. - Member of Firm and Americas Franchise Committees. - Global coordination responsibility for global commodities business planning and strategy including Profitability, Balance Sheet, Capital Planning and return metrics management. - Direct responsibility for global logistics teams. Including direct hiring, promotion and compensation responsibility for team of 80 operators managing all movement and quality issues for physical oil, natural gas and power products. At the height as many as 100 ships under charter at any point in time. - Oversight and interface with all support / infrastructure groups including prioritization and strategic direction of IT, Controllers, Legal and Operations. - Compliance, Audit and Regulatory (FRB) reporting and examination interface. - Lead Business Unit responsibility for the 2015 sale of the Physical Oil Merchanting Business to Castleton Commodities, working closely with IBD and Firm Strategy overseeing sale process from all aspects commercially.

    • Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer - Europe and Asia - Commodities Business Unit
      Feb 2005 - Jan 2010 · 5 yrs

      Similar role to Global role detailed above - but for European and Asia regions.

    • Executive Director and Manager European Commodities Operations and Commodities Product Control
      Jun 2000 - Feb 2005 · 4 yrs 9 mos