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In 2025, he founded Wolfram Advisory Ltd., a boutique strategy consultancy providing sector-specific, data-driven insights into the tungsten industry; a traditionally opaque market that has gained prominence due to its criticality and the recent geopolitical tensions between the US and China.

Previously, William served as Global Director of Sales & Tungsten Strategic Sourcing and was a member of the Executive Committee at Masan High-Tech Materials, the largest tungsten mining company outside of China. He joined the company in 2019 and lived in Hanoi, Vietnam, where he had global accountability for sales and marketing, direct raw material procurement, and developing the company’s outlook on commodity markets and macroeconomic trends.

Prior to joining MHT William spent ~10 years working in physical commodities trading based out of London, with a focus on tungsten and other critical minerals and minor metals. He holds an MSc in Materials Science and Engineering from Imperial College London and is a member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining

In 2008, Barry founded Medima Metals, which grew into a leading supplier of ferroalloys and metals for the North American steel and foundry industries. After successfully building the company, Medima was sold to Traxys in 2020.
In January 2022, Barry joined Rand Alloys, a full-service raw materials specialist catering to ferrous and nonferrous foundries and steel mills. Rand Alloys operates as a division of Combined Metal Industries (CMI), a renowned metal recycling corporation founded in 1996 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada. CMI has established a strong presence across North America.
Barry's current focus is on developing Rand Alloys into a premier supplier of metals and alloys for the North American market, with an emphasis on steel mills, foundries, and the aluminum industry. Rand Alloys has secured exclusive North American agency rights for leading ferroalloy producers, including Shakambhari Ferroalloys (specializing in HCFemn and SiMn) and Jai Balaji (specializing in LCFeCr).
For more information:
• Combined Metal Industries (CMI): www.combinedmetal.com
• Rand Alloys: www.randalloys.com

Chris has a thriving practice at the forefront of international trade law and policy matters, including antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, global trade policy and trade negotiations, customs enforcement matters, and domestic preference laws.

As a former Capitol Hill staffer for trade and foreign policy issues, Chris seamlessly blends trade law, policy, and government relations work.

The company has controlling stakes in Canyon Coal, Kangra, Springlake Colliery, Zululand Anthracite Colliery, East Manganese and recently established Menar Ports and Rail. The company also jointly owns Khwela Capital, which has acquired Khwelamet, a manganese alloy smelter complex in Meyerton, Gauteng. Vuslat holds an honours degree in Mechanical Engineering and has over 20 years of experience in the mining industry. Over the years, he has led the group’s subsidiaries from junior to mid-tier status through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions. A hands-on investor, Bayoglu is committed to contributing to South Africa’s economic development and is actively engaged in addressing the country’s key challenges. He is also a member of DSTI-NRF Cimera Steering committee and he serves on the board of the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT).

https://x.com/VuslatBayoglu https://www.linkedin.com/in/vuslat-bayoglu/

With over a decade of experience in the industry, Lauren brought her expertise to CRU in January 2022. She initially joined as a ferroalloys prices analyst, responsible for covering the US silicon metal, chrome, molybdenum, nickel, cobalt, noble alloys, and minor metals markets. Prior to her time at CRU, Lauren worked as a sales representative for a metals and alloys supply company. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Pennsylvania State University.

Mr. Perles holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering (University of Virginia) and an MBA (University of Pittsburgh. In 1988, Mr. Perles joined vanadium producer Stratcor and has been focused on the vanadium industry for the past 37 years, with roles in sales, marketing, strategic planning and senior management at Stratcor, Evraz Group, US Vanadium LLC and Atlantic International, the owners of the Windimurra Vanadium project.

Mr Perles is an investor and Director at US Vanadium LLC and chairman of the VANITEC Market Development Committee.

In March 2010, Mr. Perles established TTP Squared, Inc., a vanadium industry consulting firm.

Ms Hanna has over 30 years’ experience in the steel industry with British Steel, Tata Steel and Corus in a range of strategy, sales, marketing and procurement roles. Recent responsibilities include business development for wire rod and, prior to that, lead buyer ferroalloys for Tata Steel Group.

She holds an MBA from Warwick Business School and BA Honours degree in Economics from Leeds University.