Based in London, the Resourcefueled consultancy is a key partner for businesses in the commodity trading sector worldwide.
Who we are
Resourcefueled are not your typical management consultants. As former industry insiders, our experience enables us to quickly get to the heart of an issue and develop appropriate solutions. These solutions reflect our understanding of the realities of the business.
Who we know
Who we know matters as much as what we know. We bring in trusted industry experts to create a team of galacticos with the right skill sets for each project. Which means we deliver on time and on budget. Resourcefueled are also an extensive networker within the upstream, midstream and downstream commodity sector.
What we know
Our expertise across the entire trading supply chain and the services that support it, means we can devise and implement solutions right across the front, middle and back office. Our directors each have over 25 years+ of experience in their core competencies.
meet the team
Rupert Marks
Rupert combines a successful career in commodities trading – for Shell, Cargill, Trafigura & Noble – and as founder & Managing Director of Resourcefueled. Rupert has a proven track record of developing commercial opportunities, generating profit and problem solving. He runs our Expert Witness division providing services to clients involved in legal disputes. Rupert holds an MBA from Cranfield University.
Bo van Wijk
Bo has 35 years experience in commodity trading, finance and management. He worked for Cargill, Phibro Energy, Chemical Bank, UBS and Standard Bank London before starting his own consultancy and advisory business focussing mainly on EMEA. He has a long successful track record in deal origination and completion. He’s based in the UK and West Africa.
Andreas Barschkis
Andreas has more that 25 Years of international management experience in finance and risk management. His hands-on experience in commodities was gained threw engaging roles at Metallgesellschaft AG, Enron, Daimler Financial, Noble and Klesch. His CFO level experience combined with management consulting expertise, allows him to advise clients on the development and review of financial challenges. Andreas holds a Master in Engineering (Dipl. Ing.) from the Technical University Munich (TUM) and executive courses at IMD.
Adam Rice
A Chartered Accountant and member of the Institute of Risk Management, Adam has had successful careers with BP, Trafigura, Noble and Tate & Lyle. Key roles include being a trader, financial controller/settlement team leader and business risk analyst. Adam is an expert on ETRM systems within the commodity sector and author of Resourcefueled’s 10 Step Process, helping clients to accurately map their business procedures.
Fraser Harper
A business delivery specialist with wide experience in leading teams responsible for building and deploying mission-critical systems in complex business environments. Fraser is a PRINCE2 project-manager, specialising in both devising and building essential IT business tools to enable our clients in making informed strategic decisions. His experience spans both the private and public sectors.
The experts that deliver across the front, middle and back office.
What we do
CONSULTANCY AND ADVISORY SERVICES
Resourcefueled advises on a wide spectrum of issues. Including corporate strategic development, price risk management, ETRM evaluation and implementations and Diagnostic Reviews; change management, regulatory and ESG compliance updates.
ACCOUNTING SUPPORT
We offer help with reporting issues. In addition Resourcefueled can provide specialist staff to help solve analytical problems.
EXPERT WITNESS
Dispute resolution in commodity trading and related activities is a Resourcefueled speciality. We find the right person to provide objective evidence on your behalf
PAYMENT AND RISK ANALYSIS
Discover your business' control weaknesses with the Resourcefueled analytical trading model. Then use our expertise to mitigate the issues.
NETWORKING AND TRAINING
Resourcefueled organises networking events for professionals of various disciplines within the commodity trading sector. We also run bespoke training sessions on a wide range of industry specific subjects.
FINANCIAL STRATEGY ADVISORY
Resourcefueled has the network and experience to advice clients on a brought scope of financial matters such as financial planning and modeling, Drafting investment pitch documentation and support from introduction to closing with PE investors and financial institutions.
PROCESS TRANSFORMATION
Through our unique 10 Step Model Plan, Resourcefueled can help overhaul your business processes, creating a significant step change in performance and profitability.
Testimonials
"Resourcefueled are great to work with - reliable, skilled and highly knowledgeable. "
"A good working relationship with the team was built quickly and they started by carefully analysing our requirements. They understood the issues faced by Finance team and worked with them to make sure that the solution fit well with their needs."
"Resourcefueled brought objectivity, thoroughness and their long experience to outlining the credit risks of trading in key African markets. Their report was invaluable."
"Resourcefueled fitted into the team immediately and throughout the project conducted themselves in a professional manner. The project increased the speed and accuracy of generating reports and invoices that we were proud to send to customers."
"Resourcefueled was very knowledgeable and acted very professional and constructive during the entire process. The result of the review was that we got a well prepared and qualified review of our processes, system and set-up as well as a good guideline to possible improvements."
"Resourcefueled maintained patience, a calmness under pressure and perspective on what we were trying to achieve, balancing a willingness both to maintain a high level overview, but also roll-up their sleeves and get stuck into detail with the team where necessary."
Case Histories
Some glimpses of what we’ve done and for who.
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