Jeffrey Nichols
Managing Director
American Precious Metals Advisors
Jeffrey Nichols is widely recognized as one of the world's top experts in the economics and finance of precious metals. Jeff's views appear regularly on his website, www.NicholsOnGold.com, and his readers include many of the leading corporate executives, central bankers, government officials, and personalities in the world of precious metals. His frequent market commentary appears on Twitter @NicholsOnGold. As managing director of American Precious Metals Advisors (APMA), he provides expert analysis of the economics of precious metal markets as well as market research, financial advisory, and strategic consulting services to a wide range of corporate, investor, and government clients. Jeff has worked with mining companies on financing and investor relations, served as a director of public corporations and non-profit associations, managed a mining-related mutual fund, and advised institutional investors, industry associations, national mints, central banks, jewelry manufacturers and precious metals investment dealers.
Jeffrey M. Christian
Managing Director and founder
CPM Group
Jeffrey M. Christian
Managing Director and founder
CPM Group
Jeffrey M. Christian is Managing Director and founder of CPM Group. He has been a prominent analyst and advisor on precious metals and commodities markets since the 1970s. He is the author of Commodities Rising, in 2006. In 1986, after six years with Goldman, Sachs and its commodities trading arm J. Aron & Company, he founded CPM Group through a management buyout of what was then the Commodities Research Group at Goldman Sachs. CPM Group provides research, consulting, investment banking, asset management, and commodity management services to corporations, governments, and institutional and individuals with exposure to precious and base metals, agricultural, and energy commodities. He has advised the World Bank, United Nations, International Monetary Fund, and numerous governments. Mr. Christian is considered one of the most knowledgeable experts on precious metals markets, commodities in general, and financial engineering using options for hedging and investing purposes.
Zhou Yupeng, male, Hui nationality, is a native of Jiangyin, Jiangsu province. He was born in June 1947 and is an economic engineer. He joined China’s Communist Party in August 1975 and started his career in August 1968. He is currently Chairman of the Shanghai Services Federation.
Zhou Yupeng was a standing member of District Committee, Deputy Communist Party secretary and Vice Governor, Deputy Communist Party secretary and Governor of Luwan District, Shanghai from mid 1980s to early 1990s. He was Deputy Secretary-General and Secretary-General of Municipal Committee, Shanghai since Oct. 1992. He studied in the School of Management of Fudan University and the Economic College of New York University during Apr. 1994 – Feb. 1995. He was Communist Party secretary and Vice Director of District Committee of Pudong New District, Shanghai during Dec. 1995 – Feb. 1998. He was Vice-Mayor of People's Government Shanghai Municipality and Communist Party secretary and Vice Director of District Committee of Pudong New District during Feb. – Apr. 1998. He was Vice-Mayor of People's Government Shanghai Municipality and Communist Party secretary and Director of District Committee of Pudong New District during Apr. 1998 – Jun. 2000. He was Vice-Mayor of People's Government Shanghai Municipality and Communist Party secretary of Pudong New District during Jun. 2000 – May 2002. He was a member of Municipal Committee, Vice-Mayor of People's Government Shanghai Municipality and Communist Party secretary of Pudong New District during May 2002 – Feb. 2003. He was a member of Municipal Committee, Vice-Mayor and Deputy Communist Party secretary of People's Government Shanghai Municipality, and Director of Shanghai 2010 World Expo Executive Committee during Feb. 2003 – Feb. 2007. He was a member of Municipal Committee, Vice Chairman & Party member of the Standing Committeee of Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, and Deputy Communist Party secretary of People's Government Shanghai Municipality during Feb. – May 2007. He was Vice Chairman of the Standing Committeee of Shanghai Municipal People's Congress during Jun. 2007 – Feb. 2011.
He has been Chairman of the Shanghai Services Federation since April 2010.
Cheng Binghai
Chairman
Shanghai Gold & Jewelry Trade Association
Cheng Binghai
Chairman
Shanghai Gold & Jewelry Trade Association
Mr. Cheng Binghai was a senior executive to several state-owned commercial enterprises since December 1974. He was Deputy General Manager, General Manager, and Chairman of Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Co., Ltd. since February 1992. He was then Executive Director and President of the company during Dec. 2001 – Jan. 2009.
Mr. Cheng is Vice Chairman of the China Gold Association, Vice Chairman of the Gems & Jewelry Trade Association of China, Vice Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce for Gold & Jewelry Industry of All-China Federation of Industry & Commerce, Vice Chairman of Shanghai Services Federation, Vice Chairman of Shanghai Commercial Association, Chairman of the Shanghai Gold & Jewelry Trade Association, and Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce for Gold & Jewelry Industry of Shanghai Federation of Industry & Commerce.
Wang Zhe
Communist Party secretary, Chairman & President
Shanghai Gold Exchange
Wang Zhe
Communist Party secretary, Chairman & President
Shanghai Gold Exchange
Mr. Wang Zhe, a China’s Communist Party member and an economist, was born in August 1960. With an MBA degree, he is Communist Party secretary, Chairman and President of the Shanghai Gold Exchange. Mr. Wang studied in Jilin Finance and Trade College since July 1980. He worked in the Head Office of the People’s Bank of China since July 1984. He was General Manager of China Gold Coin Shenzhen Company since December 1991. He was Vice President of China Citic Bank (Shenzhen) Branch sine March 1995. He was Chairman of China Eagle Securities since October 1996. He was Deputy General Manager of China Gold Coin Incorporation since April 1999. He was Deputy Communist Party secretary, Vice Chairman and President of the Shanghai Gold Exchange since November 2001 and has been Communist Party secretary, Chairman and President of the exchange since February 2011. Mr. Wang has been engaged in the minting, marketing, operation and management of gold industry for long. He is wide experienced in operation and management of the sectors concerning precious metals, banking, securities and finance.
Zhang Bingnan
Vice Chairman and Secretary-General
China Gold Association
Zhang Bingnan
Vice Chairman and Secretary-General
China Gold Association
Mr. Zhang Bingnan was born in June 1972. With a masters degree in management, he is a senior economist, a senior gold investment analyst, a senior editor, a part-time professor, and a tutor to postgraduate students in economics and management. Mr. Zhang is the Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the China Gold Association, the President of China Gold Newspaper and the Director of China’s National Gold Investment Analyst Credential Commission. Invited by GFMS, one of the world’s leading economics consultancies in precious metals, Mr. Zhang has been the editor-in-chief for the Gold Survey in Chinese since 2002. Mr. Zhang has nineteen-year experience in economics research and industry management in Chinese gold sector. He has made frequent appearances on People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency, CCTV, Phoenix Satellite TV, CNN and BBC, etc.
David Gornall
Global Head of Precious Metals Trading and LBMA Chairman
Natixis
David Gornall
Global Head of Precious Metals Trading and LBMA Chairman
Natixis
David Gornall started his career in 1979, trading silver at Lonconex Limited, part of the Primary Industries/Golodetz commodity trading group. After a spell at Morgan Guaranty Trust of New York, he moved to Sogemin, trading in the LME ring and heading the bullion and FX desk. In 1992 he joined NM Rothschild to start their LME base metals operation, before returning to Sogemin’s successor, Natixis Commodity Markets –where he was a main board director until 2009. David is currently the Global Head of Precious Metals at the French Investment Bank, Natixis. David is Chairman of the LBMA and has been a member of the Management Committee since August 2005.
Stewart Murray
Chief Executive
London Bullion Market Association
Stewart Murray
Chief Executive
London Bullion Market Association
After qualifying with a first class honours degree in metallurgy from London University, Dr Murray studied for a PhD on titanium at Imperial College, London. In the decade up to 1984, he worked for the International Wrought Copper Council, serving as its Secretary General from 1980 to 1984. He then joined Consolidated Gold Fields where he was responsible for the group???s base metals commodities research. In 1989, Dr Murray set up Gold Fields Mineral Services (GFMS) of which he was Chief Executive for the next nine years. His own area of research at GFMS focused on the Middle East and the Indian Sub-continent. His earlier interest in base metals was reflected in his involvement over a twenty-year period with the World Bureau of Metal Statistics, of which he was chairman from 1989 to 1991. In October, 1999, he was appointed Chief Executive of the London Bullion Market Association, where he has been responsible for establishing the LBMA???s annual precious metals conference (now in its 11th year) for the expansion of its membership to encompass companies outside the UK, and the introduction of a system of Proactive Monitoring for the refiners on the LBMA's Good Delivery List.
Lu Dongshang
Chairman
Zhaojin Mining Industry Co., Ltd
Lu Dongshang
Chairman
Zhaojin Mining Industry Co., Ltd
Mr. Lu Dongshang is Chairman of Zhaojin Group and the Chairman and an executive director of Zhaojin Mining Industry Co., Ltd. He was born in July 1961 and graduated from the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business with an EMBA degree. He has served as a technician, manager of the production technology dept., deputy mine manager, mine manager, mine Communist Party secretary and deputy general manager of Zhaojin Group since he joined the company in July 1982. He has been Chairman, General Manager and Communist Party secretary of Zhaojin Group since January 2000. He has been Chairman of Zhaojin Mining Industry Co., Ltd. since April 2004. Mr. Lu has been Vice Chairman of the China Gold Association since November 2001, and Vice Chairman and Chairman of the chairman board of the China Mining Association since 2004.
Albert L. H. Cheng
Managing Director, Far East
World Gold Council
Albert L. H. Cheng
Managing Director, Far East
World Gold Council
Albert Cheng joined the World Gold Council, Singapore regional office in March 1993 as a Regional Manager, Planning and Business Development, Far East, becoming Managing Director, Far East in 2003 with responsibility for operations in the entire region. Prior to his many years in gold marketing, he was with Dentsu, Young and Rubicam, Hong Kong in the early 80's, where he was responsible for a number of popular and durable consumer products. He was Account Director when he left. His career in gold marketing began in July, 1985 when he joined the Royal Canadian Mint as a Manager for South East Asia. A graduate of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Mr. Cheng holds a degree in Business Administration with a major in Marketing; he is also member of the CAM in U.K. He is married with two children.
