Expertise and career highlights

Dan leads SFA (Oxford)’s nickel supply analysis, which underpins SFA’s battery metals price forecasts, and supports clients with deep insights into battery-grade nickel feedstock studies. He has been involved in numerous assessments spanning nickel sulphate supply and demand dynamics, including an assessment of global pricing mechanisms for nickel intermediates and battery scrap.

He co-creates the Heraeus Precious Appraisal, providing insightful market reporting and valued globally in the precious metals community. He focuses on weekly developments in the precious metals markets and how macroeconomic, supply and demand trends may impact prices and future performance. Daniel reports on major developments in the hydrogen economy and fuel cell mobility and how they influence PGM demand.

He also contributes to SFA (Oxford)’s bespoke consulting services, having supported clients with commodity insights, supply-chain, ESG and sustainability analysis. 

Daniel gained a masters degree (with Honours) in Geology from the University of Leicester, and prior to joining the SFA team worked at Plethora Private Equity Fund as an Exploration Geologist in base and precious metals.