Hugo Roques
InvestorHead of Commodity Trade Finance at Arab Bank (Switzerland)
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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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
- Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.Head of Commodity Trade Financecurrent2025 — presentSwitzerland
- Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.Deputy Head of Commodity Trade Finance2023 — 2025Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.Head of Energy and Metals2022 — 2023Geneva, Switzerland
- Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.Head of Energy2021 — 2022Geneva, Switzerland
- KUSEL S.A.Co Managing Partnercurrent2015 — presentMbandjock, Cameroon
- Крылатское Нефть Прокюремент OOOFounder2018 — 2021Москва
- FINAPART / ARTIGNY COMMODITIES / GMTJFounder2017 — 2020Teheran / Geneva
- ALCHAR / Darcel TradingGeneral Manager2012 — 2017Kiev / Geneva / Istanbul
- Lanturno Group of CompaniesGroup CEO2008 — 2012Geneva / Moscow / Istanbul
- BNP Paribas CIBRelationship Manager Commodities Trading2005 — 2008Geneva
- BNP Paribas CIBAccount Officer Commodities Trading2002 — 2005Geneva
- BNP Paribas CIBCredit Analyst Commodities Trading2001 — 2002Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- FINANSBANK (SUISSE) SAInternal Auditor2000 — 2001Geneva
- DexiaSecurities Back-office1999 — 2000Monaco
- Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIBAssistant Oil Analyst1999London
Skills & more
Business Strategy3Project Management2New Business Development1Contract ManagementBusiness Planning3Operations Management2Mineralscommodities tradingTrade Finance1Commodity12Finance3Business Development1
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InvestmentsRisk ManagementTradingStrategic PlanningNegotiationManagementhedging and derivativesdocumentary creditLanguages English · Farsi · French · German · Russian · Spanish
From Hugo's professional profile.
Colleagues at Arab Bank (Switzerland)
Bassam Kanaan
EVP, Corporate Development and M&A at Hikma Ventures
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
- Who is Hugo Roques?
- 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.
- Where does Hugo Roques work?
- Hugo Roques is Head of Commodity Trade Finance at Arab Bank (Switzerland).
- Where did Hugo Roques go to school?
- Hugo Roques studied at University of Westminster (Economics of Financial Markets); Oxford Princeton Training Program (Training program "International oil trading and pricing - derivatives and transportation"); IPAG Business School (Master's degree, Finance).
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