John Banaszkiewicz

John Banaszkiewicz is an experienced professional in the freight and trading industry, currently serving as CEO at Freight Investor Services since 2002. Prior to this position, Banaszkiewicz worked at SSY - Simpson Spence Young as Head of Futures from 1998 to 2002 and held the role of Senior Trader for Ocean Freight and Grain at Cargill from 1986 to 1998. Banaszkiewicz holds a BA Hons in Business Studies from Northumbria University, completed in July 1986.

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London, United Kingdom

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Freight Investor Services

Freight Investor Services (FIS) is a world-leading brokerage and service provider in freight and commodity derivatives. For over 20 years, FIS has forged a reputation as pioneers and innovators, tirelessly striving to spearhead and develop new markets.​ FIS enjoys a dominant market share in dry bulk freight (FFAs), iron ore, coking coal, steel and fertilizer derivatives outside China for the last decade. FIS has been named No. 1 bulk commodity broker by the SGX Exchange in 2024. The company has pioneered the development of iron ore, FFA options, coking coal, cobalt, lithium, and container markets. In addition to brokerage, FIS offers a comprehensive suite of data services, available across multiple platforms, and bespoke educational material to empower clients to master the commodity derivative markets. Thanks to its global network of offices in the US, UK, Dubai, India, Singapore, China, Denmark and Greece, FIS provides a 24-hour global network, and it is present in all major markets including cleared contracts on EEX, SGX, CME, ICE, LME, and DCE.


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