1. Stephen A. Zogby
203-274-1415 2929 Weslayan
Stephen.Zogby4527@gmail.com Houston, TX 77027
Howe Robinson Partners USA LLC January 2016 – Present
Managing Director
• Established first US Office for a Ship Brokering institution that has been in business for over 130 years
• Responsibilites include finding suitable office space, source staffing, and managing office
• Structuring and facilitating all business relationships in North, Central, and South American markets
• Using past relationships and experience to create and maintain new long term business for Howe Robinson
• Coordinating directly across global desks regarding S&P, projects, as well as clean petroleum products, dirty petroleum
products and chemical desks
• Responsible for Houston office P&L contribution to Global Book – an estimated $25 million gross freight in first year of
U.S. operations of which Howe Robinson collects a brokerage commission
ST Shipping and Transport LTD, Stamford, CT November 2010 –November 2013
Head of Americas Freight Desk
• Held key role in developing and implementing shipping strategy for crude, dpp, cpp, chemicals, and vegoils with respect to in
charter/out charter balance, period in charter/outcharter, and use of contracts of affreightment to maintain significant presence
throughout global markets
• Coordinated directly on strategies with Head of Global Shipping and Head of Oil Trading to increase efficient business
models
• Managed all aspects of freight desk including vessel operators, demurrage analysts, vetting, technical and commercial
personnel while ensuring that corporate policy and procedures where adhered to
• Liaised with technical managers for controlled tonnage to maintain a relevant fleet able to meet majors approvals and
deployed in proper markets to meet trading/port restrictions
• Accountable for Stamford office Freight P&L contribution to Global Freight Book
• Oversaw forecasting, analysis, and execution of profitable proprietary FFA book
• Responsible for hedging freight exposure for Oil desks through both physical positions and FFA trading
• Responsible for optimization of controlled tonnage by outcharter and coverage of in-house cargoes
• Continued with all aspects of Freight Trader
ST Shipping and Transport LTD, Stamford, CT December 2006 –November 2010
Freight Trader
• Reported directly to head of Americas Freight Desk
• Traded controlled vessels as well as third party tonnage for coverage of crude, dpp, cpp, chemicals, and vegoils both internal
and external requirements
• Handled new business development of contracts of affreightment and consecutive voyages
• Handled period requirements for in charter/out charter
• Opened new trading routes into sanctioned countries by working closely with internal legal department, outside counsel, and
government regulators to obtain proper OFAC licenses
• Established internal freight shorts to various profit centers
• Traveled extensively worldwide to cultivate and maintain business relationships
Glencore Energy UK, London, England March 2005 –December 2006
Junior Trader Trainee Program
• Program rotated through commodity trading desks to expose the trainee to physical oil, financial instruments, and freight
trading prior to a permanent position.
• Physical Oil and Financial Instruments
o Fuel oil trading both physical and financial instruments for Northern European markets
o Turkish fuel oil exports
o Jet fuel trading both physical and financial instruments for Northern European markets
o Ran successful hedge book for middle distillates with primary focus on ARA jet fuel markets
o Learned arbitrage
• Freight
o Spot trading CPP
o Covered European and West African markets
o Triangulation

2. Glencore LTD, Stamford, CT March 2003 –March 2005
Fuel Oil Risk Manager
• Reported directly to head of Fuel Oil
• Trade Entry
• Managed P&L
• Generated daily position and P&L reports
• Executed Hedges
EDUCATION
Applied & Accepted to Rice University Executive MBA program for Fall 2017 – still under consideration to fully commit
Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT 2000-2003
Bachelor of Science
Major- Finance, International Studies, Economics with Honors
Minor- Accounting
Lorenzo di Medici, Florence, Italy 2002
Art and Italian history