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He previously worked at BHP, one of the largest natural resources company, most recently as Head of Strategy & Development, Potash (previously Diamonds & Specialty Products), in Saskatoon. Before that, he was Project Director, Iron Ore Africa, Minerals Exploration based in Singapore, where he led commercial efforts for development projects in West / Central Africa, and was engaged in Mergers & Acquisitions work globally for BHP Billiton Aluminium in London.
Julian also worked in corporate Mergers & Acquisitions at (Rio Tinto) Alcan in Montreal and Paris, where he led or contributed to buy, sell-side and spin-off international transactions in locations such as the US, Canada, France, Switzerland, Australia, Slovenia, Thailand, Gabon, Cameroon, Congo, South Africa and the Central African Republic (CAR/RCA/ Centrafrique). He began his finance career in investment banking in Global Metals & Mining at Credit Suisse First Boston (now UBS) in Toronto, where he worked on advisory and financing assignments