Trafigura Group, a market leader in the global commodities industry, has appointed Jane Kilmartin as Chief Information Officer (CIO), a newly created role. Jane is based in Geneva.

Jane brings over 15 years’ experience in information technology across complex, global energy and commodities businesses. She joins Trafigura from Alpiq, where she served as Group CIO. Prior to joining Alpiq in 2023, Jane spent eight years at Cargill as CIO for the Agriculture Supply Chain, leading IT strategies across Energy, Transportation & Metals, and Financial Services. Before Cargill, Jane held senior leadership roles at RWE, including Managing Director RWE IT (UK) and CIO of NPower.

In her new role, Jane will lead the Group’s technology strategy, overseeing technology functions including Trading IT, the Digital Transformation Team, Data Science and Engineering, Risk IT, IT Infrastructure and IT Security.

“I am delighted to be joining Trafigura at this exciting time for the business and the industry. Technological innovation is transforming the commodities sector, and I look forward to working with my new colleagues to enhance Trafigura’s digital capabilities and drive innovation”, said Jane.

Richard Holtum, Chief Executive Officer of Trafigura, commented: “I am pleased to welcome Jane to Trafigura. Jane’s extensive experience leading technology transformation across complex, global commodity and energy businesses will be instrumental as we continue to invest in our digital capabilities and data-driven solutions to become a simpler, smarter and sharper organisation.”