Our speakers provided their view of the potential impacts of the global Covid-19 outbreak in light of their topic.

Now, more than ever, SFA has a valuable role to play in bringing the industry together and providing an informed view of how the platinum sector is likely to be affected over the next five years and the scenarios that are likely to play out across the value chain. 

Our guest speakers

Martin Poggiolini, Head of Strategy and Business Development, Anglo American Platinum

Martin joined Anglo American in 2007, holding senior leadership positions in finance, strategy and business development across both bulk and precious metals. As the Head of Strategy and Business Development of Anglo American Platinum since 2015, he is responsible for developing the corporate strategy of the group. In 2017, he took on the responsibility for business development where various value accretive commercial transactions are pursued.

Dr Andy Walker, Technical Marketing Director, Johnson Matthey

Andy joined Johnson Matthey (JM) in 1991 and has since held various roles including working in automotive catalysis, coordinating the development of JM’s heavy-duty diesel (HDD) technology, and leading JM’s global HDD technical activities in the US. In 2018, he was appointed Technical Marketing Director, where, amongst other things, he analyses and evaluates the scope, timing and likely impacts of the evolution of the automotive powertrain towards electrification.

Mark Preston, Team Principal of the Techeetah Formula E racing team & CEO of StreetDrone

As one of the founding Team Principals of Formula E, and Chief Strategist and Founder of the StreetDrone autonomous car company, Mark continues to keep a watchful eye on the future of Connectivity, Autonomy, Sharing and Electrification (CASE) in the fast changing transportation industry. He has held previous roles at General Motors Holden (GM) and Spectrum Racing Cars (Formula Ford), as well as with the Arrows Grand Prix (F1) and McLaren F1 teams.

Jenny Luker, President, Platinum Guild International, USA

With nearly twenty-five years of experience devoted to working with jewellery designers, manufacturers and retailers, Jenny Luker holds the position of President of Platinum Guild International USA. In this role, Jenny is responsible for the strategic business development of the platinum jewellery industry in the US. She leads her team in developing innovative marketing and trade programmes that create value for the jewellery industry and foster new generations of consumers.

Beresford Clarke, Director of Research, SFA (Oxford) Ltd

Beresford’s principal remit is to service SFA (Oxford)'s wide range of clients worldwide. He has responsibility for the analyst team, product delivery and innovation, and is the lead research author. Beresford has been a metals market analyst for 17 years, covering platinum-group metals on a daily basis on behalf of clients, but also providing in-depth analysis on the lithium, cobalt, gold and other commodity markets.