Goldman Sachs names global commodity sales head
Other commodities moves at Castleton, Natixis, TrailStone and VTB Capital
Colleen Foster, head of commodities sales for the Americas and co-head of Latin American corporate sales at Goldman Sachs, has been named as head of global commodities sales.
Foster joined Goldman Sachs in 1999 as a vice-president in energy sales. In 2012, she became co-head of Latin American corporate sales, before being appointed as head of commodities sales for the Americas in 2013.
Her move follows the departure of Martin Wiwen-Nilsson, head of commodities sales for Asia-Pacific and Europe
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