Our people - Supplyme Capital

Directorship

Our Directors have a strong risk culture managing a safe & sound business.

Alessandro Zamboni

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Alessandro Zamboni

Alessandro Zamboni
Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Mr Zamboni is a director specialising in the financial services industry and related strategic and digital models with several experiences across advisory and training.

Since 2008, he managed the delivery and the sales operations of a consulting company specialised in Regulatory & Internal Controls for Banks and Insurance Firms.

Mr Zamboni founded The AvantGarde Group, parent company of Supply@ME, in 2014.

Tom James

Executive Director

Tom James

Tom James
Executive Director

Tom is an Executive Director of Supply@Me and the CIO, CEO and co-founder of the Trade Flow Funds and FinTech business. He has over 30 years of commercial expertise in the Commodity & Energy industry and is the business and system architect for this unique and innovative Digitised Trade Finance solution for bulk physical commodity transactions. He is widely recognised as a leading practitioner in the global natural resources market with commercial exposure gained through broad ranging senior regulated roles in financial institutions (including Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Credit Agricole and Credit Lyonnais) and various trading firms including BHP Billiton. These roles have enabled him to gain a holistic industry perspective, covering a full range of functional areas including trade finance, project finance, investment banking, supply chain/operations, derivatives, physical markets, and fund management. During his career he has operated in many countries in Africa, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific. He has authored over nine books in the energy & commodity trading and risk management field and served as Chair Professor and Adjunct Professor at various universities around the world and is a former member of the United Nations FAO Commodity Risk Management Advisory Group, and a former Senior Energy Advisor to the United States Department of Defense (TFBSO).

John Collis

Executive Director

John Collis

John Collis
Executive Director

John is an Executive Director of Supply@Me and is co-founder of the Trade Flow Funds and FinTech solution where he holds the position of Chief Legal Officer (CLO) and Head of Compliance. As well overseeing the development of the Fund’s critical legal infrastructure and working with leading Counsel on its enforceability, John has overseen the classification of the specialist intellectual property developed and acquired by TradeFlow and its licensing; and has worked with insurance underwriters and external lawyers on the legal aspects of the Fund’s risk matrix and specifically with reference to bulk commodity transactions and their exposure to multiple jurisdictions. John is a commercial lawyer with expertise in regulatory, compliance, structuring, and transactional matters. John operated his own law firm from 2003, specialising in international commercial work. John has written and lectured about the rule of law, Eurasia Economic Union, CSTO, and International Commercial Enforcement. Before becoming a lawyer, John worked for Ernst & Young, he was educated at Oxford University and is chairman of Hertford College RFC.

Susanne Chishti

Non-executive Director and temporary Chairman

Susanne Chishti

Susanne Chishti
Non-executive Director and temporary Chairman

Ms Chishti brings over 20 years of financial expertise, board-level experience focused on organisational governance, and a strong understanding of the small/medium size enterprise market. Her experience draws on 14 years in banking with senior positions at Morgan Stanley, Lloyd’s Banking Group and Deutsche Bank. As CEO of FINTECH Circle she is an award winning entrepreneur and global expert in financial technology, new business models and a bestselling Editor of The FINTECH Book Series published by Wiley.

Enrico Camerinelli

Non-executive Director

Enrico Camerinelli

Enrico Camerinelli
Non-executive Director

Mr Camerinelli keeps abrest of market trends and business practices by taking active part in projects launched by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Bank, the Word Trade Board, and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.

He regularly attends major industry events as invited guest speaker, and write on specialized magazines and papers.

David Bull

Non-executive Director

David Bull

David Bull
Non-executive Director

David Bull, a Chartered Accountant, is a technology-driven experienced financial services professional with a banking and financial services digitisation mindset. He has held a number of senior board roles within banking, asset finance, treasury and credit management institutions, including several years as Chief Financial Accountant at The Bank of England. His most recent appointment was CFO of Vive Bank, a new digital bank targeting banking automation for individuals.