Markus BatesPresident
Bankers Energy, LLC![]()
Markus Bates is the President of Bankers Energy; a firm engaged in trading raw materials and assisting clients in transactions. Until October 2008, he was the Executive Vice President at Geo Trade International, a firm providing coal trading services....
John BechtoldCoal & Energy Consultant
John Bechtold![]()
John Bechtold is an independent Coal and Energy Consultant with over 40 years of experience in the coal mining and electric utility industries in the eastern United States. He provides consulting services to a wide variety of clients including coal companies,...
John CousinsManaging Director
Interim Energy Management Limited![]()
John Cousins is Managing Director of Interim Energy Management, an energy consultancy providing support on fuel procurement and contract negotiations. John is an energy specialist with more than 45 years of experience in electricity and gas industries....
President
Coalworld.net![]()
Fang Xiu'An is the President and Founder of Coalworld.net, sponsored by the China Coal Transport and Distribution Association (CCTD), China's official coal market watchdog. Mr. Fang has systematically kept track of Chinese coal market and coal-related...
Donald FosnachtDirector, Applied Research and Technology Dev.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA![]()
Donald Fosnacht, PhD, is a Partner at Steel Profitability Consulting. Dr. Fosnacht is also the Director of Center for Applied Research and Technology Development for the Natural Resource Research Institute at University of MN Duluth. He has more than...
Vice President of Marketing and Technology
TITANIUM CORPORATION INC![]()
Salustio Guzman, PhD, is a Vice President of Marketing and Technology at Titanium Corporation, a Canadian mining and exploration company focused on commercializing titanium-bearing mineral sand deposits. Dr. Guzman has more than 20 years of experience...
James KingIndependent Consultant
James King![]()
James King is an independent consultant and economic advisor to industrial metals and raw materials industries. Mr. King started his consultancy on a part-time basis in 1981, specializing in aluminum and steel, and it has since become a full-time occupation....
Associate Dean
New Huadu Business School![]()
BoQiang Lin has a Ph.D. in Economics from University of California at Santa Barbara, United States of America. He is currently Associate Dean of New Huadu Business School, a “Chang Jiang Scholar” Professor, and the Director for China Center for Energy...
Guanghua LiuPresident
AAA Minerals International![]()
Guanghua Liu, PhD, is the President of AAA Minerals International which is a Germany and China based consulting firm. Dr. Liu has nearly 30 years of experience in providing technical support and consulting services in areas of Chinese coal/CBM/oil shale...
Managing Director
May Commodity Associates![]()
James May is Managing Director of May Commodity Associates, a firm providing strategic advice to clients in the steel, steel raw materials, metals, and industrial minerals sectors. Previously, Mr. May was Director of Steel Research Metal Bulletin. He...