Ignacio Torras is Tricon’s primary shareholder and has been President of the company since the company’s inception in 1996. Motivated by the idea of creating a global trading and marketing company that specializes in a few products, he founded Tricon with the focus of clients, suppliers and most importantly, employees, as a priority. Before collaborating to start Tricon, Ignacio was hired by a Houston based chemical and gasoline trading company in 1988. Prior to that, he began his commodity trading career in Brazil, trading a wide range of commodities on the Brazil to China trade line. Ignacio was born in Barcelona, Spain, immigrated to Brazil in his youth and now lives in Houston, Texas.

Amit K Bansal is a Partner and manages Tricon India. Since joining Tricon in 2007, Amit has been responsible for creating and managing Tricon’s back office operations. Amit brings 27 years of experience, 22 of which is in petrochemicals, polymers and international trade operations. Amit has a degree from Delhi University and a post graduate diploma in Foreign Trade. He lived and worked in New Delhi and Dubai before moving to the United States in 1996. Amit currently is based in Tricon’s Houston headquarters.

Ana Maria Pereira is a Partner and the Head of the Chile and Peru offices. She joined Tricon in 2008 and has lead the market on the West Coast of South America. Initially doing polymers, she has expanded into chemical and liquid bulk trading. She has been in the Petrochemical business since she graduated. She holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Colombia’s National University and a post graduate degree in Quality Systems Management from Antioquia’s University. Ana Maria is originally from Colombia.

Brad Lockwood is a Partner and the Global Product Manager for Xylenes. He joined Tricon in 2000 in the Operations group. He is a native Texan and is based at the Houston headquarters. Brad has a degree in Marketing from Texas A&M University.
Brian Morris is Tricon’s Chief Financial Officer. He started at Tricon in 2007 and has held positions as Controller and Head of Finance. Prior to joining Tricon, he worked in finance and accounting in several Big Four and Fortune 500 companies. Brian currently oversees areas including finance, risk management, treasury, information technology, and other support functions. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Master’s Degree in the Science of Accounting from Grand Valley State University. He is also a CPA in Texas.
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Shi Weimin is a Partner and the Business Director for the Asia Pacific Region. He started as a trader at Tricon in 2005 and has traded Aromatics, Styrene Monomer and Chlor-Alkali. He has over 20 years of experience in the global chemicals and petrochemicals industry. Shi is based in Shanghai and is an Economics graduate from the Tianjin Institute of Foreign Trade.

Thomas Reszler is a Partner and the Global Product Manager for Methanol. Thomas is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

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