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Hugo Roques

Investor

Head of Commodity Trade Finance at Arab Bank (Switzerland)

Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

About

25 years in banking and commodity trading including eight years at BNP Paribas Suisse. Joined ABS in 2021 and became Head of Commodity Trade Finance in 2025; board member of the ABS Foundation for Sustainability.

Experience

  1. Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.Head of Commodity Trade Financecurrent2025 — presentSwitzerland
  2. Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.Deputy Head of Commodity Trade Finance2023 — 2025Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
  3. Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.Head of Energy and Metals2022 — 2023Geneva, Switzerland
  4. Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.Head of Energy2021 — 2022Geneva, Switzerland
  5. KUSEL S.A.Co Managing Partnercurrent2015 — presentMbandjock, Cameroon
  6. Крылатское Нефть Прокюремент OOOFounder2018 — 2021Москва
  7. FINAPART / ARTIGNY COMMODITIES / GMTJFounder2017 — 2020Teheran / Geneva
  8. ALCHAR / Darcel TradingGeneral Manager2012 — 2017Kiev / Geneva / Istanbul
  9. Lanturno Group of CompaniesGroup CEO2008 — 2012Geneva / Moscow / Istanbul
  10. BNP Paribas CIBRelationship Manager Commodities Trading2005 — 2008Geneva
  11. BNP Paribas CIBAccount Officer Commodities Trading2002 — 2005Geneva
  12. BNP Paribas CIBCredit Analyst Commodities Trading2001 — 2002Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
  13. FINANSBANK (SUISSE) SAInternal Auditor2000 — 2001Geneva
  14. DexiaSecurities Back-office1999 — 2000Monaco
  15. Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIBAssistant Oil Analyst1999London

Education

  1. University of WestminsterEconomics of Financial Markets1998 — 1999
  2. Oxford Princeton Training ProgramTraining program "International oil trading and pricing - derivatives and transportation"
  3. IPAG Business SchoolMaster's degree, Finance1995 — 1999

Skills & more

Business Strategy3Project Management2New Business Development1Contract ManagementBusiness Planning3Operations Management2Mineralscommodities tradingTrade Finance1Commodity12Finance3Business Development1
+8 moreInvestmentsRisk ManagementTradingStrategic PlanningNegotiationManagementhedging and derivativesdocumentary credit

Languages English · Farsi · French · German · Russian · Spanish

From Hugo's professional profile.

Colleagues at Arab Bank (Switzerland)

Bassam W. Kanaan
Member at Arab Bank (Switzerland)
Blaise Goetschin
Member at Arab Bank (Switzerland)
Claude Suchet
Member at Arab Bank (Switzerland)
Imed Khammari
Chief Risk Officer at Arab Bank (Switzerland)
Jean-Pierre Daccache
Deputy CEO / Head of Wealth Management at Arab Bank (Switzerland)
Jean-Pierre Roth
Vice-Chairman at Arab Bank (Switzerland)
Jean-Yves Mathey-Doret
Head Compliance at Arab Bank (Switzerland)
Omar M. Kamal
Member at Arab Bank (Switzerland)

Frequently asked questions

Where does Hugo Roques work?
Hugo Roques is Head of Commodity Trade Finance at Arab Bank (Switzerland).

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