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Fred Ganning, Jr.

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Investment Committee Member at Metropolitan Partners

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

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About

Fred Ganning has served on Metropolitan's Investment Committee since 2012 and has held leadership and advisory roles at the firm across business development, investment due diligence, firm management, and portfolio oversight. He previously spent over 25 years at the Man Group PLC and ED&F Man Holdings Ltd., where as Managing Director he set the strategic direction for the ED&F Man Cocoa and Coffee division and oversaw physical and futures trading across London, New York, Singapore and Brazil. He holds an M.B.A. in Quantitative Analysis and a B.S. in Finance from Seton Hall University, where he is adjunct faculty.

Experience

  1. Metropolitan Partners GroupCo-Founder, IC Membercurrent2012 — present
  2. Simplex CorporationPresidentcurrent1996 — present
  3. ED&F Man HoldingsDirector1980 — 2009

Deals · 1

Metropolitan Merchant CapitalBoard seat

via Metropolitan Partners · filed Apr 2015 · $2.8M raise

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Fred Ganning, Jr.?
Fred Ganning has served on Metropolitan's Investment Committee since 2012 and has held leadership and advisory roles at the firm across business development, investment due diligence, firm management, and portfolio oversight. He previously spent over 25 years at the Man Group PLC and ED&F Man Holdings Ltd., where as Managing Director he set the strategic direction for the ED&F Man Cocoa and Coffee division and oversaw physical and futures trading across London, New York, Singapore and Brazil. He holds an M.B.A. in Quantitative Analysis and a B.S. in Finance from Seton Hall University, where he is adjunct faculty.
Where does Fred Ganning, Jr. work?
Fred Ganning, Jr. is Investment Committee Member at Metropolitan Partners.
What boards does Fred Ganning, Jr. sit on?
Fred Ganning, Jr. holds tracked board seats at Metropolitan Merchant Capital.
Where did Fred Ganning, Jr. go to school?
Fred Ganning, Jr. studied at Seton Hall University (MBA, Mangement Science, International Business).

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