We trade precious metals, but our most valuable asset is our people.

Auramet can offer its counterparts a team of experts drawn from a blend of extensive professional experiences that reaches far back into the metals supply chain. Our traders, former banking professionals, and lawyers work closely with our geologists, metallurgists, and mining engineers to craft specific solutions to specific problems whether they be of a financial, commercial or technical nature.

Our most important asset will continue to be our people. Auramet’s management and employees own a majority of the company and have a vested interest in everything we do.

Team

In addition to the responsible sourcing and delivery of metals, we provide an array of financial, hedging, logistical, and advisory solutions individually catered to each of our suppliers and buyers enabling them to efficiently provide to their clients the unique products and services that they offer (many of which, such as catalytic converters, greatly contribute to the Green Economy). 

Ingenuity

We are problem solvers: creative, capable, and flexible, who make a significant difference to our clients. As the precious metals industry has evolved, we’ve evolved with it.

Innovation

The world of physical trading is full of obstacles. We specialize in helping our clients overcome them in innovative ways.

Involvement

We involve ourselves in every aspect of a trade. Work through market ups and downs with buyers and sellers.

Our Team

North American Team

James Verraster III

Chairman
Previous Experience
Standard Bank
Gerald Metals
Rhode Island Hospital Trust

Mark Edelstein

Chief Executive Officer
Previous Experience
Standard Bank (Warrior)
Gerald Metals
Sumitomo
Amerada Hess

Bruce Dunn

EVP
Previous Experience
Standard Bank
Gerald Metals
Prudential Bache Securities

Isaac Todd

Chief Legal Officer
Previous Experience
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
US Army

Kim Oates

Chief Financial Officer
Previous Experience
Rabobank
Fortis
Brown Brothers

Patrick Anan

Senior VP
Previous Experience
Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.
Engelhard Corporation

Mark Rice

Senior VP
Previous Experience
Credit Suisse
West LB
Standard Bank

Charles Davis

Senior VP | Marketing
Previous Experience
Metalor SA.
Scotia Mocatta (Absa Mocatta JV)
The Caisse de Dépôts

Jonathan Hausner

Head of Trading Desk

Dragan Naumoski

Senior Trader

Ben Aldrich

Trader
Previous Experience
Gerald Metals
Glencore

Miguel Bonilla, Jr.

Trader

Jess Rom

Trader

Ted Aldrich

Head of Corporate Development
Previous Experience
UBS
Deutsche Bank
Mizuho Bank

Ellie Owens

Financial Manager
Previous Experience
E2Gold
Golder Associates
Agnico Eagle

Kevin Miles

Structured Finance & Investments
Previous Experience
Gerald Metals
Denver Energy Group

International Team

Debra Bakker

Australia Representative
Perth
Previous Experience
Commonwealth Bank of Australia,
Standard Bank,
Barclays Bank

Kelly Dodge

Canada Representative
Toronto
Previous Experience
Mining Engineer

Eva Trenker

Europe Representative
Vienna
Previous Experience
Raiffeisen Zentralbank

Miguel Vargas

Latin America Director
Lima
Previous Experience
Koch Metals
Enron Metals, Ltd. Rudolf
Wolff/Noranda Minpeco USA

Mark Tyler

United Kingdom Representative
London
Previous Experience
Nedbank
IDC
Mintek

Shaun Jones

United Kingdom Representative
London
Previous Experience
Investec Bank
RPM Global
Anglo American

Finn Behnken

Africa Representative
Previous Experience
Nedbank
Pallinghurst Resources
Jupiter Mines
Gemfields

Five continents. Decades of experience.
One mission: Providing world-class service.

Based in New York, Auramet has representatives across five continents facilitating responsive, personalized service to its suppliers and buyers.