Huw Jenkins – Chief Executive Officer

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Engelhart since its inception in 2016, Huw also holds the positions of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Banco BTG Pactual and BTG Pactual Participations.

With over 35 years of Investment Banking experience, and roles at companies including UBS, BZW, Hill Samuel and HSBC, Huw brings a wealth of experience to his leadership. 

Following a successful career spanning 12 years at UBS, which saw him become Chairman and CEO of UBS Investment Bank, Huw left UBS in 2008, and joined BTG Pactual. 

Huw has a BA (Hons) in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Liverpool, which was followed by an MBA from London Business School.

Namesh Hansjee – Head of Trading

Namesh brings over 30 years of commodity trading experience to Engelhart, having worked in both commodity producers and financial institutions, principally in energy markets. 

He started his career in the oil markets with Shell & JP Morgan; in 1999, he became a founding team member of EDF Trading, the wholesale markets arm of Electricité de France, where he rose to become Head of Trading, serving in that role for 8 years. 

Prior to returning to London & joining Engelhart in 2023, Namesh was Head of Trading at Rio Tinto in Singapore.

Bertrand Bosc – Global Head of Softs

Bertrand has over 30 years of agriculture commodities trading experience, mostly focused on soft commodities, and sugar in particular.

He started his career with Kingsman Brokerage Group before moving on to participate in the launch of the sugar division of the Tradigrain Group in early 2000 which quickly led the group to being one of the top 5 traders in the industry.

Bertrand was part of the team that started a brand-new trading entity in a JV with Macquarie Group in 2003, called Intrade Risk Management.

Prior to joining Engelhart in 2014, he opened and managed the first international subsidiary of the Lansing Trade group LLC in Geneva.

Ricardo Froes – Chief Financial Officer

Ricardo has over 20 years experience in finance. 

Prior to joining Engelhart as CFO, Ricardo joined BTG Pactual in 2012, where his principal responsibility was the management of the Private Equity and Infrastructure Fund portfolios.

Before BTG, Ricardo served as CFO at TAM Linhas Aereas S.A. (Brazil’s Largest airline company). He has also served as the CFO and Director of Investor Relations of CCR S.A., a Brazilian infrastructure company.

Ricardo has a degree in Economics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and an MBA in Finance from IBMEC (Brazilian Capital Market Institute).

Babak Pooya – General Counsel

Babak has over 20 years experience with leading global banks and trading companies. As General Counsel to Engelhart, his experience is vast across both physical and financial commodities, including in legal, compliance and risk management.

Among other companies, Babak has held senior legal roles with Sempra Energy Trading, RBS, and Société Générale.

Babak holds a JD from Boston University School of Law, an MBA from Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, and a BA from Franklin and Marshall College.