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Robert 'Bob' Finch is the Head of Coal Trading at leading energy trading company The Vitol Group. He was born in the London suburb of Kingston-upon-Thames in 1954 as the son of an RAF fighter. After leaving school at the age of 17, Finch started working as entry level junior at Petrofina. Over the years he acquired all of the necessary skills around trading and worked his way up to the position of trader. Finch joined Vitol in 1979 as the Rotterdam-based trader began its international growth. Oil trading was in its infancy then, and Finch was key to shaping the market development and enabling Vitol’s growth. For many years, he was head of trading and has served on its board for 15 years. Finch was instrumental in establishing Vitol’s entry into the coal markets in 2007.〔( Vitol website )〕 In January 2012, Finch was involved in the agreement between Vitol Anker International BV and Vitol Mauritius Limitada (“Vitol”) and Grindrod Limited of South Africa (“Grindrod”) whereby Vitol a 35% interest in the company which owns the Maputo coal terminal concession. In addition Vitol and Grindrod entered into a partnership (65% Vitol / 35% Grindrod) to combine their respective sub Saharan coal trading businesses.〔(Vitol buys stake in Grindrod's coal terminal )〕 Finch is a family man with 5 children. He is a supporter of Chelsea Football Club - as are all his family. Stamford Bridge athletics stadium was the venue of his parents' first date in 1947. ==Business Interests== Finch is the co-founder of investment adviser Talis Capital,〔(Talis Capital Team )〕 which manages the Finch family’s private wealth, as well as Finch Investments Limited (FIL),〔(Finch Investments website )〕 the exclusive Investment Manager for the privately held, Jersey based JadenFinch Limited (JFL). Finch Investments focus on the following sectors: Agriculture, Recycling, Natural Resources, Alternative Energy, Mining, Shipping, Manufacturing - Industrial and Consumer, Business Outsourcing and Financial Services. On 3 July 2009, JFL completed their first investment deal with Enselco, an agricultural business in the Ukraine. In September 2010 JFL successfully sold Enselco Group for $52m cash net.〔(JadenFinch sells Enselco )〕 This marked JFL’s first exit since their inception in 2009 . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Finch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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