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Gillian joined Kpler in September 2024 and leads our global LNG and natural gas service across Flows and Insight. She has worked in the commodity industry for the past 15 years with roles spanning research, trading and consulting. She has focused on the gas and LNG markets for the past 11 years, initially working as a hedge trader for the LNG desk at Gazprom Marketing & Trading and later leading the Natural Gas team for Energy Solutions at McKinsey & Company serving clients on strategic and commercial topics globally. Gillian is based in London and holds a Phd in Atmospheric Physics from Ecole Polytechnique and an MSci in Physics from Imperial College.

Laura joined Kpler in July 2021 and is leading the build-out of the natural gas and LNG Insight service, which has comprehensive coverage of LNG, European and US natural gas market fundamentals, as well as JKM, TTF and Henry Hub price forecasts. She has been analysing commodity markets for over 12 years, covering a broad range of markets including metals, fertilisers, European power and LNG. Laura has been focusing on LNG markets since 2015, working at Argus Media as Deputy Editor of the LNG Daily report and at Refinitiv (now LSEG) as Lead LNG analyst. Laura is based in London and holds a BA and MSc in Economics from the University of Exeter.

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.

Hadrien joined Kpler in August 2024 and leads our LNG data operations team, which guarantees the data quality of Kpler's gas & LNG deliverables and enhancements. He started his gas & LNG career a decade ago with Wood Mackenzie, successively covering global gas & LNG modeling and short-term European gas. His focus then shifted resolutely to LNG when he joined Energy Aspects as their lead LNG analyst, and he spent several years as a Kpler client, as the main analyst on the LNG trading desks of SEFE and Socar Trading. Hadrien is based in London and holds an MSc in engineering from Supélec and an MSc in Metals & Energy Finance from Imperial College.

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.

Amena Bakr is the Head of Middle East Energy & OPEC-plus research at Kpler, based in Dubai. She leads oil market analysis, OPEC policy research, and risk assessments in the Middle East. Previously, she was a senior research analyst at Energy Intelligence Group and served as Chief OPEC Correspondent and Dubai Deputy Bureau Chief for eight years, earning multiple journalism awards, including the 2023 OPEC award for best journalist. She also worked as an Energy Correspondent for Reuters in Dubai, Doha, and Riyadh, covering energy and political risk. Amena holds a BA in Business Administration from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport in Egypt, with a major in management information systems.

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.