Tony spent 25 years in publishing where he was closely involved with the international production, trading and distribution of ferrous and non-ferrous raw materials and products.

In 1990 he established himself as an independent executive search consultant and in 1997 founded C N Consultancy.

Tony specializes in recruitment for the international commodity production and trading sector, working in oil and energy, ferrous and non-ferrous raw materials and products, grains and soft commodities.

He recruits for a broad range of disciplines including CEOs, CFOs, head traders, traders, trading teams, support teams, charterers, shipping experts and senior IT staff working in this sector.

His work also extends to identifying and evaluating entire businesses leading to acquisition by clients.

By the nature of this sector, many of his clients are based outside the UK.

Alessandro was educated at St.Edmund's College, Hertfordshire and graduated from Keele University in French and German

He started his career in publishing at Metal Bulletin and later moved to Cargo Systems

Thereafter, he became an Export Manager and gained extensive European and Far East experience in the textiles industry

He is an excellent communicator and takes an interest in different cultures and languages

He is married with three children and lives in London

Alessandro is bilingual in English and Italian and speaks fluent French and German.

George Crouch joined C N Consultancy in 2014 following a number of senior appointments as a senior Business Analyst in Europe and North America

He has wide ranging experience in data analysis, strategic planing, problem solving, data interpretation, statistical techniques in an international environment

He now holds a central and pivotal role within C N Consultancy, heading our global research function.