Euan Mann - Director
Euan Mann has extensive experience in soft commodities, having worked and consulted for producers, merchants, end-users, and investors within the sector. He worked at ED&F Man for 8 years, beginning in research before progressing to a commercial/trading role as ED&F Man looked to offer options based risk management tools to end users and investors across the commodities sector.
In 2010, he founded Complete Commodity Solutions (CCS) to explore independent opportunities in soft commodities analysis. Since then, CCS has expanded its client base to include commodity merchants, food producers, and commodity hedge funds. This breadth of experience gives him a unique perspective.
Euan is a member of the ICCO Expert Working Group on Stocks, the ICO Statistics Roundtable and often speaks at industry conferences. He has consulted as an expert to The World Bank and to the NYSE Liffe Commodities Exchange.
In 2010, he founded Complete Commodity Solutions (CCS) to explore independent opportunities in soft commodities analysis. Since then, CCS has expanded its client base to include commodity merchants, food producers, and commodity hedge funds. This breadth of experience gives him a unique perspective.
Euan is a member of the ICCO Expert Working Group on Stocks, the ICO Statistics Roundtable and often speaks at industry conferences. He has consulted as an expert to The World Bank and to the NYSE Liffe Commodities Exchange.
Daniel Gibson - Head of Coffee Analysis
Daniel joined CCS in 2013 directly upon completion of a BSc in Economics at City University in London. He began as a Junior Analyst and has progressed to become our Head of Coffee Analysis.
Immersing himself in the world of Coffee, Daniel has undertaken crop tours of Brazil and Vietnam, interviewing farmers, exporters, collectors and warehouse keepers which has broadened his understanding of both the coffee production cycle as well as the entire supply chain from farm to roaster.
Applying his aptitude as an economist to his passion for the coffee market, Daniel is adept at trade flow and certified stocks analysis as well as hedge flow and S&D balance sheet management.
Immersing himself in the world of Coffee, Daniel has undertaken crop tours of Brazil and Vietnam, interviewing farmers, exporters, collectors and warehouse keepers which has broadened his understanding of both the coffee production cycle as well as the entire supply chain from farm to roaster.
Applying his aptitude as an economist to his passion for the coffee market, Daniel is adept at trade flow and certified stocks analysis as well as hedge flow and S&D balance sheet management.
Liz Lawrence - Data Analyst
A qualified Management Accountant, Liz spent a decade in the UK upstream oil industry (Enterprise Oil plc), working in a range of roles in Accountancy, Financial Planning and finally, Treasury.
This was followed by a significant career break spent on an expat adventure, raising a family, and developing her interest in photography.
Liz joined CCS in November 2019 as a Data Analyst with a primary focus on weather, trade statistics and certified stock data analysis.
This was followed by a significant career break spent on an expat adventure, raising a family, and developing her interest in photography.
Liz joined CCS in November 2019 as a Data Analyst with a primary focus on weather, trade statistics and certified stock data analysis.
Tom Wigglesworth - Cocoa Analyst
Tom joined CCS in September 2020 as a Cocoa Analyst. With a family background in Horticulture, Tom has a passion for crops, and has developed expertise in tracking the supply side of the Cocoa equation, whilst his experience in Sugar helps to analyse Demand. Tom enjoys piecing together global trade flows of both cocoa beans and products.
Prior to working at CCS, Tom worked within the Agriculture Team at S&P Global Platts covering European Sugar. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Geography from the University of Leeds and a Master's degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Reading.
Prior to working at CCS, Tom worked within the Agriculture Team at S&P Global Platts covering European Sugar. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Geography from the University of Leeds and a Master's degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Reading.