Christopher A. Rogers

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EXPERIENCE

Partner, Acoma Resources Partnership, LP, Greenwich, CT 2015- Present

Responsible for all aspects of business strategy and implementation for a partnership with an objective of primary investing in distressed natural resources across the United States

Developed investment thesis and criteria to evaluate assets in the U.S; established pre-and post-marketing plans, created the appropriate supply and demand models to support the thesis

Created the business plan and valued selected assets, performed all necessary modeling needed for investment partners, endorsed all financial projections.

Located and presented investment thesis to potential investors in the U.S. institutional market, family offices and high net worth individuals

Secured two commitments totaling more than USD +$300 million from private equity firms.

Successfully led due diligence efforts on acquisitions targets. Head of US Coal, Freepoint Commodities, Stamford, CT 2012- 2015

Co Established Global Trading Desk

Traded API#2, NYMEX, CSX and PRB as propriety positions; managed global coal risk.

Established risk parameters in line set forth by management.

Performed supply & demand analysis

Managed team consisting of field trader, junior trader, and seaborne scheduler. Vice President, US Physical Coal Trading, Macquarie Group, Houston, TX May 2011- May 2012

Established physical US Domestic Coal Trading Desk from the ground up.

Originated domestic tonnage for export blending in New Orleans, LA; sourced coal from Illinois Basin, CAPP, and Colorado; expanded export volume by 750,000 tons in 2011.

Developed innovative ways using options to assist utilities in selling excess tons into alternative markets.

Structured coal purchase agreements between Macquarie and medium sized producer to baseload a Big Sandy River terminal; agreement involves blending coal, storage options, and ability to stage coal for export.

Negotiated coal market agreement with medium sized CAPP, NAPP producer for 500,000 tons annually.

Traded NYMEX, CSX, and PRB as propriety and hedge positions.

Developed trade strategies with international coal desk taking in account fundamentals and knowledge uplift from physical transactions.

Coal Trader, Louis Dreyfus Highbridge Energy, Wilton, CT February 2008- March 2011

Traded NYMEX, CSX, PRB, API2, API4, and Newcastle coal products.

Executed global arbitrage opportunities based coal trades flows

Implemented natural gas/ coal trading strategies basis switching capabilities of utilities located in South Atlantic and Middle Atlantic census regions.

One the largest and most active US based coal traders

Developed comprehensive weekly fundamental analysis for both US and International coal markets. Emissions and Coal Trader, Morgan Stanley, Purchase, NY August 2001- February 2008

Actively traded US NYMEX Big Sandy barge, CSX Rail, and Powder River Basin coal futures products.

Participated in standard OTC physical US coal markets including export opportunities from Newport News and Gulf Coast.

Collaborated with international counterparts to locate and develop an integrated business plan; sourced coal for export; developed relationships with physical counterparts to ensure deliverability; gained access to non standard coals for customer base.

Developed opportunities for combination of physical and financial coal trading; assisted in producer hedging.

Performed analysis on United States coal industry; built US supply and demand model; conducted research for entry and exit points.

Priced, analyzed, and executed a variety of transactions for customer base including financial swaps and APO’s.

Managed SO2 portfolio consisting of exposure beyond 2010, portfolio consists of spot inventory, forwards, and options

Traded SO2 via OTC brokers and/ or CCFE SFI.

Bid on annual EPA SO2 emissions auction held in March; analyzed historical data for placement of bids.

Developed complex operating company level position model using EPA data, estimated future scrubber build and future emission levels.

Analyzed European Union Carbon Markets, (EU ETS, CERS)

Discussed market trends with members of the power desk and natural gas to spot opportunities, including studying off peak power dark spread relationships, and preparation for a carbon regulated environment.

Provided fundamental power analysis on AD HUB and NIHUB markets, designed complex power stack models. Researched plant outages and effects on congestion and relative price.

Performed daily execution of AD Hub, NIHUB, and CIN HUB positions.

Managed physical coal business, work included documenting, scheduling, and invoicing physical coal for PRB, NYMEX and CSX products

Scheduled US eastern interconnect, bought transmission, physically moved electricity between trading hubs EDUCATION University Of Richmond, Richmond, VA, May 2001 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Sigma Chi Fraternity, Vice President, Treasurer

SKILLS Advanced knowledge of Excel including financial modeling, Powerpoint, technical analysis INTERESTS Extensive International travel including Europe, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Cambodia Avid skier and basketball player

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