London based, FCA regulated Britannia Global Markets, which specialises in derivatives broking including foreign exchange, energy, agriculture, base metals and financial products, has announced that it has appointed Neil Welsh as Head of Metals. Neil is a base metals specialist with over two decades of experience on both the buy side and sell side of the market. Most recently Neil was a Trader at Triland Metals and he rejoins Britannia having been at the firm between 2019 and 2023 as a base metals sales trader.

Neil Welsh, Head of Metals, Britannia Global Markets, said:

“The highly experienced team of professionals at Britannia Global Markets is what has attracted me to return to the business and I am delighted to be back, especially given the firm’s renewed appetite for growing its brokerage business, in particular commodities and metals.”

Neil commenced his career at ADM Investor Services in London before joining ABN Amro in Sydney, Australia, as a Base Metals Sales Trader. He then moved to Birch Metals, the North American base metals proprietary trading company, where he spent over a decade operating the Asian time zone as a copper arbitrage trader. Returning to London, Neil joined Britannia for the first time in the role of LME sales trader, before moving to Triland Metals in the role of Trader.

Steve Pettitt, CEO, Britannia Global Markets, said:

“We are delighted to welcome Neil back to Britannia, now in the role of Head of Metals. He has extensive experience and in depth knowledge of base metals. We look forward to growing the business and maintaining our stronghold as a leading provider of commodities and metals brokerage, both in London and globally.”

This executive move comes at a time that the commodities and metals sectors are highly topical. Britannia will use Neil’s expertise to enhance trading functionality in copper arbitrage and other base metal strategies.

Britannia is also pleased to announce that Ben Waycot has joined the team as a Base Metals Trader. Ben has been with Britannia for the past four years as a Multi-Asset Sales Trader. He has a wealth of experience in the base metals space, having previously been at Hamilton Court Capital, JP Morgan and Manro-Haydan.

About Britannia Financial Group

Britannia Financial Group is headquartered in the heart of the City of London. As one of the UK’s most established financial services firms, with two FCA regulated entities within the group, Britannia provides securities, foreign exchange, commodities broking and custody. Britannia covers the UK, Europe, US, Latin America, Middle East and Asia, serving the needs of its international client base consisting of institutions, corporates, family offices and UHNWs.

Britannia Financial Group is controlled by Julio Cesar Herrera, son of Venezuelan / Italian banker Julio Herrera Velutini.