Stephen Geldart is Associate Director and Head of Analysis at Czarnikow, where he leads the company’s global analytical capability across sugar, ethanol, food ingredients and packaging markets. Based in London, U.K., he has been with Czarnikow since 2008.
With more than 20 years of experience spanning the energy, food and agriculture sectors, Stephen advises many of the world’s largest food and beverage companies, agribusinesses, financial institutions and investment funds on commodity markets, supply chain risk, price-risk management and long-term strategic positioning.
He is widely recognised for his clear and pragmatic analysis of market fundamentals, policy developments and consumption trends, and for explaining how structural changes are reshaping global commodity markets. Stephen is a regular speaker at international conferences on sugar, ethanol, food security, energy transition and decarbonisation.
Before joining Czarnikow, Stephen worked in the downstream oil refining sector, focusing on carbon policy, energy security and emergency oil stockholding. He holds an MSci in Chemistry from Imperial College London.