BIR - Young Traders

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE YOUNG TRADERS GROUP.

Established in 2001, the BIR Young Traders Group has been fostering the industry leaders of tomorrow alongside the development of a world-wide community of fellow industry peers.
The Young Traders Group was created by BIR so that young executives (those aged 35 years and under) could start to become more involved in the activities of the organisation.
The first meeting of the then called Young Executives Committee took place in London in 1995 under the chairmanship of Mitchell Padnos of Louis Padnos Iron & Metal (USA). In 2001, it changed its name to Young Traders Club and was given fresh impetus with the broadening of its framework to include regular Young Traders networking evenings during BIR conventions. These dinners gave younger delegates the possibility to get to know each other and network in a more relaxed setting.
In recent years, the YTG has been developing programmes and activities and is represented in the board of each commodity division. It is a platform for young traders to become part of the wider BIR organisation and become involved in its decision making.
The YTG continues to grow and look towards the future providing opportunities for all those interested in becoming involved.

Established in 2001
"I owe a considerable amount to the YTG, it’s a great group of young people that are the future leaders of BIR“. (Mark Sellier, OneSteel)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

A special thanks to our committee members below for helping grow, mentor and develop the BIR Young Traders Group.

SANDRA VRIELINK

Global Metals Network Ltd (CHN)
Chairwoman of the Young Traders Group and Representative to the Advisory Council & the Convention Committee

NIELS KEYAERT

Metallo Belgium N.V. (BEL)
Vice-Chairman of the Young Traders Group and Representative to the International Environment Council

NASSER AL SHARIF

Sharif Metals International (ARE)
Committee Member

JOSÉ MARTIN NEUMANN

TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG (DEU)
Committee Member and Representative to the Non-Ferrous Metals Division & Latin America Committee

BASAR EHSAN GADAWALA

Ala Metals LLC (ARE)
Committee Member and Representative to the Membership Committee

TAREK AL SHARIF

Sharif Metals Int’l LLC (ARE)
Committee Member and Representative to the Paper Division & to the Ferrous Division

ANDREI MIHAI SOFIAN

Rematholding Co. S.R.L. (ROU)
Committee Member and Representative to the Plastics Committee

ALEXANDRE TORNEBERG

Torec AB (SWE)
Committee Member and Representative to the E-Scrap Committee

MARTINA FRANCESCHI

Fonderie Pandolfo (ITA)
Committee Member and Representative to the Non-Ferrous Metals Division

ROMAIN WAGNER

Jean Goldschmidt International SA (BEL)
Committee Member and Representative to the Communications Committee

HASHEM AL SHARIF

Metals Bank Co. Ltd (JOR)
Committee Member and Representative to the Shredder Committee and to the Tyres & Rubber Committee

LORENZ DAHMEN

Metallhandelsgesellschaft (DEU)
Committee Member and Representative to the International Trade Council

JOSH BROUGH

JBMI Group Ltd (GBR)
Committee Member and Representative to the Tyres & Rubber Committee

ABHIJAY GOENKA

Steelbro International Co. Inc. (USA)
Committee Member

MARK SELLIER

Global Metals Network Ltd (CHN)
Honorary member

Get ready for an EXTRA-special Young Traders Networking Evening in one of Budapest’s hottest bars!

14 October 2019

With the BIR Convention on the horizon, we are eagerly looking forward to our traditional Young Traders Networking Event, to be held at the EXTRA Club. We have hired the entire ground floor to get our groove on, so there is no sound reason to hold back from registering! Our Young Traders Evening promises to be EXTRA-special as we will be offered the chance to unwind in one of Budapest’s hottest b ...

Marvellous evening looking out over Singapore

21 May 2019

The Young Traders evening was organized for the Cé La Vi Bar, located on top of the Marina Bay Sands. The venue allowed us to enjoy the warm evening, with one of the best views of Singapore. The plac ...

A splendid evening in London

06 October 2018

The Young Traders networking event took place in one of the most fashionable places in London - the trendy Sway Bar. It was an exciting event with lots of people. We had a private room booked for our ...

A fantastic and fabulous event in Barcelona

29 May 2018

The Young Traders’ networking event took place along the beach at bar/club Opium. It was probably one of the best networking events we have had in years. We had the terrace booked for ourselves, a gr ...

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