Delivering the goods

Global supply-chain manager Noble Group wants to see a revival of Asia's aromatics swap market after its transaction with BP in February, the first such trade in the region in more than a year. Group risk manager Paul de Fries talks to Jill Wong

It's rare for bankers and corporate risk managers to think alike when it comes to their perception of risk. It's even more unusual to find someone who can take both points of view. Take Paul de Fries, group risk manager at Noble Group, a global supply chain manager of agricultural, industrial and energy products.

De Fries started his career at London's International Petroleum Exchange - the biggest oil and oil products exchange in Europe - before moving onto the Chicago Board of Trade and then