Kpler Day at Equinor

Jonathan Leitch is a member of Kpler’s Insight team in charge of client liaison.He is a recognised industry expert with over 30 years of experience in the crude oil and refined product markets. He has worked in trading, shipping and broking for companies including Shell and RWE.Jonathan moved into research and analysis in 2005, working for FGE, Wood Mackenzie and Turner, Mason & Company.He joined Kpler in 2022 to take the lead on cementing relationships between the analyst team and our clients, helping to bring reputable insights to the commodity community by harnessing Kpler’s considerable array of proprietary data.

Prior to Kpler's acquisition, Andon had spent five years at JBC Energy, leading the downstream research team. For the past three years, he has spearheaded in-depth analyses on refinery margin estimates, operational supply and demand modelling, and forecasting, along with comprehensive cross-barrel analyses. Working alongside his team of seasoned professionals at Kpler, recently, Andon expanded his leadership to oversee liquids and freight research at Kpler. He is based in Vienna, Austria.

Homayoun brings over 11 years of experience in theoil and gas industry, with a strong track record inmarket analysis and strategic insight. ​He leads Kpler’s crude oil analysis team, managing ateam of analysts focused on global oil marketdynamics, from supply and demand fundamentals togeopolitical drivers.​ Homayoun frequently delivers insights to globalclients and speaks at major industry events.​ Homayoun holds an MSc in Energy Management fromESCP Europe and an MA in MENA Geopolitics fromSciences Po Grenoble. He is fluent in Farsi and French and is based in Paris, France.

With over seven years of experience in the oil products and petchem industry, Ciaran started his career at I.C.I.S in early 2017, sitting on their European petchems desk before moving onto their oil products desk to cover naphtha. Ciaran has worked for Energy Aspects, FGE, and Dow Jones as a Senior Light Ends analyst specialising in West of Suez LPG and naphtha markets. Ciaran joined Kpler in January 2024 as an NGLs specialist to help the team expand and deepen Insight’s global NGLs coverage. He is currently based in London, England. 

Franck Fischer leads Kpler’s Oil and Chemicals business unit and brings over 30 years of trading and energy market experience. He has worked in physical and financial trading at firms like Totsa, Gunvor, and Rothschild, across global hubs (London, New York, Geneva, Singapore, Moscow). Since joining Kpler in 2021, Franck has led the development of the company’s S&D product and now oversees strategic client engagement, ensuring delivery of the best data, tools, and insights.