Matthew Heap joined Orion Commodities Management in January 2016, assuming the position of Portfolio Manager for base metals. He leaves Louis Dreyfus Commodities as the Head of Metals Proprietary Trading, a position responsible for the firm’s base and precious metals derivatives investments. His career experience, all at Dreyfus, encompassed trading in the physical markets for copper and aluminum, and includes expanding the global reach of the firm into Asia. Earlier in his career, he progressed from LME coverage to assuming management of the internal brokerage operations for base and precious metals for all listed and OTC markets. He is currently a member of the CME Aluminum Committee. Mr. Heap earned his MEng degree from Durham University in 2009.