Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Group strategy · capital allocation · delegated trading authority · executive appointments · senior institutional relationships
Organization
Commercial authority supported by independent control.
Board oversight, executive leadership, regional commercial authority and independent control align around every physical transaction.
Leadership and governance
Clear responsibility from Board oversight to cargo close-out.
Kafra Core Group is led by José Mateo Eguiguren, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer and Group Head of Trading. The Chief of Staff coordinates the CEO office and cross-hub governance, while commercial leadership, trade finance, cargo execution and independent control remain separately accountable.
Trading, operations, risk, compliance and settlement responsibilities are segregated. Material commitments, new counterparties, limit changes and control exceptions follow defined authority and escalation procedures.
Operating structure
Group organization.
The structure below presents functional roles and target accountability. It is not a public staffing roster and does not disclose confidential reporting data.
Hub responsibilities
Trading and banking in Geneva. Origination and execution in Dubai.
The two principal hubs have distinct mandates and operate through shared transaction records, approval standards and escalation routes. New York supports financing coordination, while Hong Kong extends Asia-Pacific commercial coverage without fragmenting accountability.
Trading, banking & Group control
Commercial leadership, crude trading books, structured trade finance, treasury, European banking, Group finance, compliance and risk oversight.
- Commercial: Chief Commercial Officer / Head of Trading and regional crude traders
- Finance: Group CFO, Head of Structured Trade Finance, bank relations and execution
- Control: Group Compliance / MLRO, risk and middle office, financial control
Origination, operations & chartering
Producer and institutional origination, government relations, cargo execution, chartering, documentation, vessel review, operational KYC and settlements support.
- Origination: producer, NOC, government and institutional relationships
- Execution: Head of Operations & Chartering, documentation lead and trade operators
- Screening: operational KYC, vessel and counterparty checks before execution
Financing coordination
Banking relationships, trade-finance coordination and funding support during Americas market hours.
Asia-Pacific coverage
Regional buyer coverage, demand qualification, pricing intelligence and cargo coordination.
Functional platform
The teams supporting each transaction.
A physical trade moves through separate commercial and control functions. Each team owns defined decisions, records and escalation responsibilities.
Commercial leadership
Portfolio strategy, trading-book supervision, delegated authority, pricing discipline and commercial performance.
Crude trading books
Middle East, West Africa, Mediterranean, Americas and Gulf coverage with defined book ownership and position accountability.
Structured trade finance
Liquidity planning, bank-instrument coordination, payment security, documentary review and settlement readiness.
Risk & middle office
Independent exposure monitoring, mark-to-market review, counterparty limits, concentration control and escalation.
Compliance & MLRO
KYC/KYB, beneficial-ownership review, sanctions controls, escalation and financial-crime governance.
Operations & chartering
Freight economics, nominations, vessel suitability, terminals, inspection, documents and cargo close-out.
Finance & control
Treasury, invoices, bank verification, receivables, payables, accounting and management reporting.
Institutional relations
Producer, NOC, government, bank and strategic counterparty relationships coordinated across the Group.
Control architecture
Segregation, dual approval and escalation.
Trading cannot independently complete operations or settlement. Nominations, documentary changes, letters of credit and payment instructions require the designated operational and financial controls.
New counterparties, transactions outside delegated authority, limit changes and material exceptions escalate to senior management and, where required, the Board.
Operating locations
Two principal hubs. Three trading desks. One financing-support desk.
Geneva and Dubai form the principal operating hubs. New York functions as a financing-support desk for banking relationships, trade-finance coordination and funding support, while Hong Kong extends Asia-Pacific market coverage.
Review each desk and regionTrading, banking and control hub
Crude trading books, structured trade finance, treasury, European banking, Group finance, risk and compliance.
Origination and execution hub
Producer and institutional origination, chartering, cargo operations, documentation, operational screening and settlement support.
Financing support desk
Banking relationships, trade-finance coordination, lender engagement and financing support during Americas market hours.
Asia-Pacific commercial desk
Regional buyer coverage, demand qualification, pricing intelligence and cargo coordination.