Ashwath Mehra, CEO of MRI TRADING AG since 2002, is an Economist and received his BSc (Econ) from the London School of Economics. He has worked in the minerals industry for 22 years, starting his career with Philipp Brothers after which he spent 10 years with Glencore, where he was a senior partner and ran the Nickel and Cobalt Divisions. He has substantial experience in projects and project finance and has worked on equity and bond issues.