Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
We are very pleased to announce that Jerome Schurink has joined CFT Advisory Services Sarl as owner and CEO as per September 1, 2018. Ton Schurink will remain active as Chairman of the Board. Jerome brings his experience in the global energy markets and specialities in trade and project finance as well as business development to CFT. This is a very complementary background which will be beneficial for the development of CFT Advisory Services Sarl. CFT Services & Partners SA is a platform with the full range of services for companies wanting to set up business in the Geneva/Lausanne area (see our web site www.cft-partners.com). CFT Advisory Services focuses on international trading, logistic and/or financial companies (see our web site www.cft-advisoryservices.com). CFT Advisory Services brings special management know-how to trading companies; it assists Boards or top-management in a better understanding of risk management issues and reviewing or restructuring of business plans, due to its experience and knowledge in: - (soft) commodities trading; - shipping; - financial trading (especially in emerging markets); - trade and structured finance. - Board member with shipping and logistic companies (Navemar SA). - Consulting activities. Risk management, part-time CFO, commercial due diligence, business plan review and restructuring, expert witness in a court case, assistance in setting up an export program etc. - Debt recovery. Cooperation with several companies for recovery of defaulted emerging market bank & trade debt. - Upon request of a bank and liquidator, put together a team to oversee and execute the open commodity book from Schouten Ceralco (went in bankruptcy in December 2009). - Specialties: - expert in international trade in court case - commercial due diligence - Board and management assistance in analyzing business plan
CFT Services & Partners SA is a platform with the full range of services for companies wanting to set up business in the Geneva/Lausanne area (see our web site www.cft-partners.com). CFT Advisory Services Sarl and CFT TRM DMCC are retained by companies and financial institutions for specific investment projects to provide business, commercial and financial solutions. CFT has extensive expertise in soft commodity markets, shipping, risk management products, trade and structured finance and financial trading in emerging markets. TRADING COMPANIES CFT assists in: - balance sheet management by using trade flows (e.g. prepayments and warehouse financing structures); - entrance into emerging markets (with special focus on Eastern Europe/ CIS/ Africa); - risk management systems and products e.g. via usage of options, both on its own merits as well as products in-bedded in commodity contracts. CFT assists in a better understanding of risk management issues, due to its experience and knowledge in: - soft commodities trading; - shipping; - financial trading (especially in emerging markets); - trade and structured finance. Finance for companies. Following the financial crisis in 2008, substantial higher commodity prices and the introduction of Basel III, obtaining finance has become an increasingly difficult and a very important element for trading companies. Our specific knowledge of the commodity markets combined with a thorough understanding of the banking business, allows us to provide companies with a complete approach to obtain credit lines. In 2012 we worked with 2 trading companies to obtain and restructure their credit lines. Both companies were a difficult credit for banks. We started analyzing the company and to write an extensive Information Memorandum, mainly aiming the credit committee of banks. Then approached a target group of banks.
Resident in Dubai. Board member and high level consulting activities in trading, finance, shipping and risk management
Extensive experience in trading commodities and financial instruments, risk management, barter trading, shipping and trade and structured finance. Started in 1968 as a commodity trader in Amsterdam. In 1981 he moved to Paris and one year later to Geneva. In the period till 1994, he has been worldwide manager for Foreign Exchange Trading in the Financial Market Group, Co-Head of the Commodity Marketing Division and Head of the Ocean Transportation Division. Since 1994, he worked within the Financial Market Group overseeing a wide variety of financial trading in emerging markets in Europe, CIS and Africa. He was responsible for developing financial trading activities at Cargill offices in the European/African time zone (Istanbul, Moscow, Warsaw, Kiev, Johannesburg). During this period he also was responsible for the trade and structured finance activities in Europe, CIS and Africa, making Cargill the leading company in this field and a major partner for trade finance banks.