SIMON KARMEL
 

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EDUCATION

 

1962 - 1969 

St Paul’s School, London

                                                    

 

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WORK EXPERIENCE

 

1981 - Present:   

Albion Oil Ltd

MD and sole owner of this brokerage company, involved in all aspects of the brokerage of crude oil and refined products.

 

1990 - Present:  

Directorships of property management companies, including  MWB Business Exchange, Rysbridge Estates, Regent House Properties, Hoolway Properties and Cavendish Newbrent.  Property Development: Acquisition, development and sale of residential and commercial property in London.  Investment in property portfolios. 

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1993 - 2009:   

Cooking for Children Ltd – cookery book recipes for babies and children. Original business partner responsible for creating, promoting and growing this fledgling business into the success it is today.  Primary responsibility for book contract negotiations with publishers, and contract negotiations with agents and clients.

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1971 - 1981: 

Esso (now Exxonmobil). An initial 4 years working for Esso at their London head office, involved in diverse oil market trading activities, and at Esso Chemical in Brussels as a petrochemical supply trader and an LPG trader. 

This was following by 3 years at Elf Petroleum London and 3 years at Gadoil, an Italian brokerage company.