Credit Suisse is pleased to announce the appointment of John Reade as a Managing Director and Head of Precious Metals Research, effective January, 2010. John will be based in London, reporting to the Bunt Ghosh, Global Head of Fixed Income and Economics Research.
John will be responsible for the Precious Metals research. He will also assist with the development of the overall metals research effort, alongside his precious metals role. He will work closely with Adam Knight, Global Head of Commodities Alliance and the rest of the commodity team to develop the Banks research franchise in commodities.
He brings a wealth of knowledge about the precious metal industry and a history of leadership and client contacts in the area. He joins Credit Suisse after more than a decade at UBS where he was Metal Strategist and Head of Commodity Strategy. He has worked as a mining engineer in South Africa and as a Gold Equity Analyst.