Dylan is the CIO and Founder at Geddes Capital Commodities (GCC). Geddes Capital Commodities is an innovative commodity trade finance company positioned to take advantage of the ’trade finance gap’ impacting small to medium-size enterprises, ultimately improving the trade balance and global growth of trade in and out of Sub Saharan Africa into global markets.
We like to partner with producers and traders to optimise their workflow processes, supporting them as both a funding partner and supply chain advisor to shorten delivery cycles, improve product quality and security as well as facilitating scalability of their supply chain without losing sight of vital due diligence. We are passionate about Africa and focus primarily on commodities which require little or no value add or production. He is responsible for capital raising, deal origination and sits as an executive on the credit committee.
Alongside his role as CIO, Dylan is a Business Specialist at Geddes Capital offering structured debt finance to small – medium sized enterprises in South Africa. He is responsible for capital raising, deal origination and sits as a non-executive on the credit committee.
Dylan is also the Founder Director of Inn8Innovation. Highly acclaimed for proposing a variety of strategies identifying and solving complicated transactions. Dylan is also an investor, director and sits on the Boards of numerous businesses.
With over 25 years’ global experience in investment banking, trading for ICBC, Citigroup, HSBC and Martin & Co. in Johannesburg and London, Dylan offers his highly developed personal skills and knowledge to clients, to help facilitate corporate and personal development.
GCC is an independent commodity trade finance company which partners with producers & traders to optimize their workflow process in exporting to the rest of the world. GCC acts as both a funding partner & supply chain advisor to shorten delivery cycles, improve product quality, security & facilitate scalability of the client's supply chain.
Based in the UK and South Africa, Dylan is a consultant, coach and mentor applying innovative and holistic strategies to accelerate skills and enable rapid transformation to business, executives, entrepreneurs and people in Africa.
Based in UK and South Africa, Geddes Capital works with SMEs to structure creative finance solutions for credible businesses very quickly. Geddes Capital focusses on Early Stage Private Equity, Trade Finance, Bridge Financing, Capital Raising, Structuring & Advisory services.
ICBC is a global Chinese bank. Dylan built the fully-fledged Global Equity business and managed a distribution business across the legal entities. He set up management committees and chaired them in addition to being responsible for the overall management of risk across Equities and Derivatives. Following ICBC’s merger, Dylan was instrumental in re-shaping the business across legal entities.
Citi is the leading global bank. Citi strives to create the best outcomes for our clients & customers with financial solutions that are simple, creative and responsible. Dylan was responsible for running both Natural Resource and CEEMEA trading teams globally.
HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking & financial services organizations, serving around 38 million customers, with around 3,900 offices globally. Dylan was Head of SA Equity and was an equity resource trader across emerging and developed markets.
HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking & financial services organizations, serving around 38 million customers, with around 3,900 offices globally. Dylan was an international sales trader/trader and was responsible for the management of both facilitation and proprietary risk.
Martin & Co
Head of Equity Trading
Jan 1993 - Dec 1999
Johannesburg, ZA
Dylan was a junior trader for Equities on open outcry and managed transitions over to electronic platforms. The last position Dylan held was Head of Equity trading and international sales trader team.
The South African Air Force has its headquarters in Pretoria. The South African Air Force was established on 1 February 1920. The Air Force has seen service in World War II and the Korean War.
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