Sacha Konan

Sacha Konan currently serves as the Country Director for Benelux and France at VARO Energy, a position held since January 2021. In addition, Sacha is an Advisory Board Member for the Executive Programme in Leadership in Commodity Trade and Supply Networks at Erasmus University Rotterdam and was a Board Member for Minehub Technologies until July 2023. Sacha has held various leadership roles, including Interim Chief Operations Officer at Paramount Energy Trading SA and Senior Managing Director at Macquarie Services SA, overseeing both the Metals & Bulk and Global Petroleum Trading sectors. Sacha’s extensive experience in commodity trading began at Cargill International SA, where Sacha held multiple significant positions from 1995 to 2017, including Business Leader in the Petroleum and Chemicals division and the Metals Supply Chain Division. Sacha holds a Master's degree in Business/Commerce from Erasmus University Rotterdam, attained between 1987 and 1994.