Craig Dean CEO Gerald Group
Mr. Dean is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gerald Group , the oldest and the largest employee-owned metals merchant globally. He joined Gerald in 2007 and prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer in 2013, he served as the Group’s Chief Financial Officer, as well as Chief Operating Officer and Head Trader for five years . Mr. Dean has two decades of experience in the global commodities trading and shipping industries, and extensive knowledge in finance. Having started his career at Deloitte and Touche LLP in Stamford in the United States, in June 2000 Mr. Dean expatriated to Switzerland, where he became Deloitte and Touche’s youngest ever Audit Partner in Geneva in 2005 . He formed and led the Trading and Shipping Industry (‘TSI’) for Deloitte Switzerland, which was credited as being the fastest growing service provider in the commodity trading industry. Mr. Dean is leading Gerald’s growth strategy to include numerous strategic in...